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To the Teachers and Children of our Sunday Schools, 
now iu their infancy, this little volume is sent. To the work 
of the Lord it is dedicated ; having been written with no 
other object in view, than as an aid to further that work. 
When contemplating the vastness of this the great work of 
the Latter Days, and the high honor bestowed by our Father 
upon those who are permitted, in any degree, to share 
therein, I have many times felt to demand of myself, What 
right have you to put forth your puny efforts in that which 
demands the highest attainments of God's gifted ones? 
Very plausible is the song the tempter sings me, and many 
times lie causes me to bow both head and heart in self- 
humiliation. But shall I, or will } r ou, fellow laborer in this 
great work, let the enemy of all righteousness defraud us of 
the reward we may gain by the use of the ability we have, 
because we possess no greater? Nay, verily, if we are not 
in the possession of ten or the five talents, let us use 
those or that which we have, and thanking God that His 
ways are equal, ever remember that we shall not be called 
to give to Him an account for the improvement of that whick 
lie has not bestowed upon us. We Cannot say that we have 



Hot at least one talent upon which to improve. Let our 
humility be genuine; not of that spurious kind which mani- 
fests itself to the discriminating mind, as pride rather than 
humility. It is too proud to make an effort, because others 
can do that which is desired to be done so much better than 
we can do it. Should we not rather be willing to put forth 
our best effort, especially when no effort in like direction is 
being made by others? Should others do in a masterly 
manner, what we have done but poorly, our humility should 
be seen in rejoicing that God is raising up such to carry on 
His work. 

This, if I know myself, is the spirit in which this work 
has been done. To meet the present immediate and press- 
ing demand of the Sunday School cause, and thereby assist 
our youths to understand God's work and to glorify Him. 
has been my sole aim ; and none will more sincerely rejoice 
than myself, when this little volume shall be superseded by 
a better and more complete work. Until then, may our 
Father bless it to the use of His saints. 

Parents and teachers, to each onward march of (he Sun- 
day School cause let your hearts echo back a fervent Araen ! 
Too long have we as saints of God, been culpable in neglect 
of this work. Too long have we failed to obey the law of 
God, in respect to the training of our children. But a 
brighter day is dawning. Already the light appearing in 
the east reflects upon the western horizon ; and soon shall 
its beams radiate from centre to circumference, am*! we shall 
see our children prepared to take, the places God has assur- 
edly designed they shall occupy, if we ourselves defraud 
them not of their birthright, by failing to train them up ill 
the way in which they should go. 

How strict were the injunctions of Jehovah to his ancient 
people in regard to this matter., ** Therefore, shall ye lay 



up these my words in your hearts and in your soul, and ye 
shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the 
ways, when thou liest down, when thou risest up." If we 
think it possible to excuse ourselves for neglect of this great 
duty, let us be warned by the words of the L'ord to Samuel, 
concerning the house of Eli: "For I have told him that I 
will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he 
knoweth ; because his sons made themselves, vile and he re- 
strained them riot." Parents, if we feel disposed to flatter 
ourselves that God will not hold us responsible for not re- 
straining our children, let us reflect upon His words and be 
warned in time ! Shall His blessing rest upon us for the 
faithful discharge of our duty in this respect ? Consider 
His words concerning Abraham, His friend. ci Shall I hide 
from Abraham that thing which the Lord will do for him ? 
For I know him, that he will command his child: en and his 
household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, 
to do justice and judgment ; that the Lord may bring upon 
Abral- . t. n May the glorious 

promises made to the saints in the latter days, be realized 
through the same faithfulness- upon their part, for as surely 
as the Lord liveth, His blessing will never rest upon us 
other 

THE AUTHOR, 



QUESTIONS 



HOLY SCRIPTURES 



CHAPTER I. 

THE CREATION. 

Who is the great first cause of all things ? 

Answer. God. 

What did God say to Moses respecting the creation? 

A. "X am the beginning and the end; the Al- 
mighty God. By mine only begotten I created 
these things." 

What things are here meant ? 

A. The earth upon which we live> and the hea- 
vens belonging to it. 

Does this heaven and this earth comprise all the works 
of God ? 

A. No \ they are but a small portion of His works. 
Out of what did God make the earth ? 
A. Unorganized matter. 
What does the word unorganized, here mean? 
A. Not united into a perfect whole. 
What is matter ? 

A. The very small particles which unite to 
form bodies. 



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8. How many days was God in completing these works 1 
A. Six days. 

9. What did he do on the seventh? 

A. He rested from all His works. 

10. What did He do unto the seventh day ? 

A. He blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. 

11. What do these days of creation probably represent? 
A. Long periods of time. 

12. Was then the day which God sanctified and blessed the 

seventh day of the week, or was it also a period of 
time ? 

A. If the others were periods of time, this must 
have been the same. 

13. How does Moses record the creation of light? 

A. " God said let there be light and there was 
light." 

14. What was the work of the second day, or period ? 

A. God made the firmament, and divided the 
waters which were above, from those which were 
below the firmament. 

15. What was done in the third period ? 

A. The waters were gathered together into one 
place, and the Lord caused the earth to bring 
forth all manner of trees, grass and herbs. 

16. What was the work of the fourth period ? 

A. God made the sun to rule the day, the moon 
to rule the night; the stars also were made and 
set in the firmament, 

17. What was done in the fifth period ? 

A. God created all kinds of living things which 
inhabit the waters, and fowls which fly in the 
open firmament. 





18. What was the work of the sixth period ? 

A. God created all kinds .of beasts, cattle, and 
creeping things which live upon the earth. 

10. What was the crowning work of all these periods of 
creation ? 

A. Man. 

20. In whose image was he made ? 

A. In the image of God and of his Only Begotten. 

21. Over what did God give man dominion ? 

A. Over the fish of the sea, the fowl of the air, 
and over every living thing upon the earth. 

22. What did God say respecting his works ? 

A. " Behold all things wdiich I had made were 
very good." 

23. How does God say he created all things first? 

A. They were first created spiritually, before they 
were naturally upon the face of the earth. 



CHAPTEB II. 

THE FALL OF MAN. 
Who was the first man upon this earth ? 
A. Adam. 

Where did God place Adam ? 
A. In the garden of Eden. 
What commandment did the Lord give to Adam ? 
A. That he should not eat of the fruit of the tree 

of the knowledge of good and evil. 
What more did he say to Adam ? 
A. " Thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is 



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given unto thee to choose j but remember that I 
forbid it." 

5. What would be the penalty of disobedience ? 

A. "In. the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt 
surely die." 

6. What did God say concerning man ? 

A. " It is not good that man should be alone." 

7. What did God say he would do ? 

A. "I will make an help meet for him." 

'8. Whom did God make to be a companion for Adam ? 

A. Eve. 

9.- When the Lord brought Eve unto Adam, what did 
Adam say ? 

A. " This I know now is bone of my bone and flesh 
of my flesh." 

10. For this cause what did He say a man should do ? 

A. " He shall leave his father and his mother and 
cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh." 

11. Did God make more than one wife for Adam? 
A. He made but one. 

12. What is said of the existence of Satan ? 
A. That he was from the beginning. 

13. What did he desire of God ? 

A. He desired to be sent to redeem mankind. 

14. What did he ask as a reward for his work? 
A. The honor of God. 

15. What did God's beloved Son say ? 

A. " Father, thy will be done and the glory be 
thine forever." 

16. What did Satan wish to destroy? 
A. Man's free agency. 



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17. What do you understand by man's free agency ? 

A. Man's power to choose whether he would 
obey God and receive God's blessings, or wheth- 
er he would disobey and become subject to 
God's anger. 

18. What is said of the Serpent? 

A. It was more subtle than any beast of the field; 

19. What sin did Satan put into the heart of the serpent? 
A. To tempt Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit; 

20. Did Eve yield to the temptation. 
A. She did. 

21. After having herself eaten of the fruit, what did Eve do ? 
A. She gave of the fruit to Adam, and he ate of 

it also. 

22. What was the immediate result of this disobedience ? 
A. God drove Adam and Eve out of the garden, 

and set an angel with a flaming sword to guard 
the way to the tree of life. 

23. What was its ultimate result ? 

A. The sentence of death was passed upon him. 
and upon all that should be his posterity. 



CHAPTEK III. 

EVILS RESULTING FR03I MAN'S DISOBEDIENCE. 

1. What did God say to the serpent for tempting- the wo- 

man ? 

A. :: Thou shalt be cursed above all cattle, and 
above every beast of the field/' 

2. What did God say he would put between the seed of the 

serpent and. the seed of the woman? 



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A. "I will put enmity between thee and the 
woman, between thy seed and her seed ; and he 
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his 
heel" 
o. What did God say to the woman ? 

A. "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow/' 

4. What did God say to Adam ? 

A. " Cursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in 
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life/' 
•'by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread 
until thou shalt return to the ground." 

5. What did God say the ground should bring forth ? 

A. •• Thorns also and thistles shall it bring: forth 

to thee." 
G. What further sentence did God pass upon Adam ? 

A " Thou shalt surely die; for dust thou wast, 

and unto dust shalt thou return." 

7. Why did God set the angel to guard the tree of life ? 
A. Lest Adam should eat of it and live forever. 

8. What great evil would have resulted to Adam, had he 

eaten of the tree of life-? 

A. He would then have lived forever, in his 
fallen condition. 

9. What would then have been rendered immortal with 

Adam ? 

• A. Sin. 

10. Is sin immortal ? 

A. No ; for the time is coining when Christ shall 
subdue all things unto him, and deliver up the 
kingdom to his Father in a state of perfection. 

11. By whom was the earth first peopled ? 

A. By the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve. 



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12. How did the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve divide ". 
A. " They divided two and two in the land, and 
begat sons and daughters." 

L3. What was their chief occupation ? 

A. Tilling the land and watching their flocks and 
herds. 

14. What commandment did the Lord give unto Adam and 

Eve ? 

A. - ; That they should worship the Lord their 
God." 

15. How were they to worship him \ 

A . In praise and thanksgiving ; by prayer and 
offering sacrifices. 

16. After many days, who appeared unto Adam '! 
A. An angel of the Lord. 

17. What did the angel say unto Adam ? 

A . • • Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord ? ' ' 

18. What did Adam answer '? 

A. " I know not, save the Lord commanded me/' 
L9. What did the angel tell Adam ? 

A , That his sacrifices were a type of the sacrifice 
of the Only Begotten of the Father, and that all 
things which he did should be done in the name 
of the Son. 

20. What did Adam and Eve do ! 

A. They blessed the name of God, and made all 
these things known to their sons and daughters. 

21. Who came among the sons and daughters of Adam? 
A. Satan. 

22. What did Satan tell them? 

A. He told them that lie was also a son of G-od. 



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that they should not believe what their father 
Adam had told them. 

23. Did they hearken to the words of Satan? 
A. Many did. 

24. From that time what did men become ? 
A. :; Carnal sensual and devilish/' 



CHAPTER IV. 

THE FIRST MURDER. 

1. Who were Cain and Abel ? 

A. Two sons of Adam and Eve. 

2; What did Cain say, when the words of the Lord were 
told him ? 

A. u Who is the Lord, that I should know him?" 

8, What is said of Abel ? 

A. " He hearkened unto the voice of the Lord/' 

4. What was Cain's occupation ? 

A. He was a tiller of the ground. 

5. What was Abel's ? 

A. He was a keeper of sheep. 

6. In process of time what did they both bring ? 

A. An offering to the Lord in order to worship 
him. 

7. Unto whose offering did the Lord have respect ? 

A. He had respect to Abel's, but rejected Cain's, 

8. What is said of Cain ? 

A. He w7*s verv wroth, and his countenance fell. 



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!». What did the Lord say unto Cain 'I 

A. ■'• If thou doest well thou shalt be accepted, 
and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door." 

10. What warning did God give to Cain ? 

A. " Satan clesireth to have thee, and except thou 
shalt hearken unto my commandments. I will 
deliver thee up." 

11. Bid Cain obey God? 

A. No ) he was very angry, and would neither 
listen to the voice of God, nor the pleadings of 
his brother Abel. 

12. "With whom did Cain enter into covenant ? 
A. With Satan. 

13. What, did Satan teach Cain ? 

A. He taught him to- murder. 

14. Against whom did Cain rise np ? 

A. He rose up against his brother Abel and slew 
him. 

15. How did Cain feel after he had killed his brother. 

A. " He gloried in what he had done, saying, 
"Surely the flocks of my brother falleth into 
my hands." 

16. What did the Lord demand of Cain ? 
A. " Where is thy brother ?" 

17. What did Cain answer? 

A. "I know not. am I my brother's keeper ?" 

18. What did the Lord say to Cain? 

A. '-The voice of thy brother's blood cries unto 
me from the ground." 

19. How did God punish Cain ? 

At. He sent him forth to be a fugitive and a vag- 
abond upon the face of the earth . 



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20. What did lie bay Cain should be 2 

A. " Thou shalt be cursed from the earth, which 
hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's 
blood from thy hand." 

21. What did Cain say ? 

A. " My punishment is greater than I can bear/' 

22. Could Cain have committed this great sin, if he had 

loved God? 

A. No ; for if he had loved G-od, he would have 
loved his brother Abel also. 

23. Are selfishness and covetousness the fruits of love ? 

A. They are not \ but they are the fruits of an 
evil heart. 



CHAPTER V. 

THE PROPHET ENOCH. 

What is recorded in regard to the first inhabitants of 
the earth ? 

A. That they lived to a very great age. 

Who was the oldest man the Bible tells us of ? 

A. Methuselah. 

How old was Methuselah, at the time of his death ? 

A. Nine hundred and sixty-nine years. 

Who was the father of Methuselah ? 

A. Enoch. 

What was Enoch ? 

A. A prophet of God, sent to preach to the people. 

Had the gospel been preached before the days of Enoch? 

.&.. It had been preached from the beginning. 



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7. By whom liad it been declared i 

A. By the voice of God, by holy angels, and by 
the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

8. From which son of Adam was Enoch a descendant ? 
A. From Seth. 

9. What authority did Seth hold ? 

A, The authority of the priesthood. 

10. What is the priesthood ? 

It is the authority given by God to man, empower- 
ing man to act for God ? 

11. Has any one a right to administer any of the laws or 

ordinances of God's kingdom, without this authority ? 

A. They have not ) for without it their acts are 
all illegal. 

12. How was Enoch called to warn the people ? 

A. " The Spirit of God descended out of heaven. 
and abode upon him." 

13. Was this all? 

A. No; "ke heard a voice from heaven, saying, 
Enoch, my son, prophecy unto this people, and 
say unto them, Repent." 

14. What more did God command Enoch to tell the people ? 
A. To warn them to repent of their sins, and 

choose that day to serve the Lord God who 
made them. 

15. What did God say to Enoch ? 

A. " My Spirit is upon thee, and all of thy words 
will I justify/' 

16. How did the people receive his words ? 

A. They were all offended because of him, but 
they feared to lay hands upon him. 



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17. What did Enoch teach the people ? 

A. That they must be born of water and of the 
Spirit and be cleansed by blood, even the blood 
of the Only Begotten. 

18. What did he say of the water, the Spirit and the blood? 
A. " By the water ye keep the commandment ; 

by the Spirit ye are justified ; and by the blood 
ye are sanctified." 

19. What record does Enoch bear of the baptism of Adam ? 
A. The Spirit of the Lord carried him down into 

the water, and he was laid under the water and 
brought forth out of the writer j and thus he 
was baptized. 

20. How was Adam born by the Spirit? 

A. " The Spirit of God descended upon him and 
thus was he born of the Spirit." 



CHAPTER VI. 

THE PROPHET ENOCH CONTINUED. 

What is said of the great faith of Enoch ? 

A. That at his word the earth trembled and the 
mountains fled. 

What else is recorded of his power? 

A, Rivers were turned out of their course, and 
land came up out of the depths of the sea. 

What city did Enoch build ? 

A. The city of Holiness, even Zion. 

What became of this city ? 

A. It was taken up into heaven, with all its in- 
habitants. 



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•j.. What did God sliow unto Enoch, before he took hini 
from the earth ? 

A. Many tilings which afterwards took place. 

6. Mention some of them. 

A. The destruction of the people by the flood,, 
the coming of Christ, his death upon the cross, 
and his coming in glory to reign with his saints. 

7. Can yon mention any thing else ? 

A. He showed him the coming forth of the Book 
of Mormon. 

8. How did God speak of this book? 

A. As truth which he would send forth out of 
the earth. 

9. For what purpose would the book come forth ? 

A. To bear testimony of our Savior, and his res- 
urrection from the dead, and the resurrection of 
all men. 

10. What did God show Enoch he would prepare in the last 

days ? 

A. A city which should be called Zion ; a New 
Jerusalem. 

11. For what purpose would this city be prepared ? 

A. That the people of God might be gathered 
into it. from the four quarters of the earth. 

12. What was shown Enoch would come upon the earth be- 

fore the coming of Christ to reign with his saints ? 

A. He saw great tribulation among the wicked ; 
and the hearts of men failing them for fear. 

18. In what days were these things to take place ? 

A. In the last days. 
1 4. Are we living in the last clays ? 

A. We are. 



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15. How do we know that we are ? 

A. God's words reveal it to us. 

16. Is it our duty to study God's words ? 
A. It is. 

17. Where do we find his words recorded? 

A. In the Holy Scriptures, Book of Mormon and 
Book of Doctrine and Covenants. 

18. To what people were the Holy Scriptures given? 

A. To the Israelites or descendants of Abraham. 
10. To what people was the Book of Mormon given ? 
A. To a remnant of the same people. 

20. To whom was the Book of Doctrine and Covenants given ? 
A. To the people of God in these last days. 

21. Did Enoch die? 

A. He did not, for God took him to himself. 

22. How old was Enoch when God took him ? 
A. Four hundred and thirty years old. 



"CHAPTER VII. ; 

THE FLOOD. 
What covenant had God made with Enoch ? 
A. That Noah should he of the fruit of his loins. 
Who was the father of Lamech ? 
A. Methuselah. 
Who was the father of Noah ? 
A. Lamech. 

What is the meaning of the word Noah ? 
A. Rest, or comfort. 



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5. What was Noah ? 

A. A preacher of righteousness. 

6. What is said of the earth in the time of Noah ? 

A. It was corrupt before G-od, and filled with 
violence. 

7. What were the people ? 
A. Very wicked. 

8. What did God say unto Noah ? 

A. I will destroy ail flesh from off the earth. 

9. What did he command Noah to do ? 

A. To prepare an ark of gopher wood. 

10. For what purpose ? 

A. That Noah and his family might be saved. 

11. By what means did God intend to destroy the people ? 
A. By a flood of waters. 

12. Did Noah warn the people of their danger ? 

A. He did; for one hundred and twenty years 
he preached the gospel to them. 

13. Were there any besides his own family who believed 

his words ? 

A. Not one. 

14. How many sons had Noah ? 

A. Three; Shem, Ham and Japheth. 

15. What did Noah take into the ark with him ? 
A. Two of each kind of beasts and birds. 

16. What were the people doing until the very da}* the 

flood came ? 

A. They were eating and drinking; marrying 
and giving in marriage. 

17. How long after Noah entered into the ark. before the 

flood came ? 

A. Seven da vs. 



18. How long did it rain? 

A. During a period of forty days and forty nights. 

19. How long did the waters prevail upon the earth ? 
A. One hundred and fifty days, 

20. Where did the ark rest, when the waters abated ? 
A. Upon Mount Ararat, in Armenia. 

21. What did Noah do when he came out of the ark? 

A. He built an altar and offered sacrifices unto 
the Lord. 

22. What promise did God make to Noah ? 

A. " That the waters should no more become a 
flood to destroy all flesh ." 

What sign did God give that he would remember his 
covenant with Noah ? 

A. He set his bow in the cloud. 



CHAPTEE VIII. 

PEOPLING OF THE EARTH AFTER THE FLOOD. 

What particular part of the earth was settled by the 
descendants of Shem ? 

A. Eastern and southern Asia. 
What part bj those of Ham ? 
. A. Western Asia and Africa. 
What lands did Japheth's descendants people? 
A. The " Isles of the Gentiles." 
What regions were probably meant by these isles ? 

The Mediterranean, European and Caucasian 



5. AVhat still more, comprehensive statement do the Holy 

Scriptures give ? 

A. " These are the three sons of Noah, and of 
them was the whole earth overspread/' 

6. Are we to suppose that because the Western Continent 

was not then known to man, that it was not known 
to God ? 

A. Certainly not. 

7. Could then the whole earth have been overspread by 

them, if some of their descendants had not have gone 
to America ? 

A. It could not have been. 

8. If other lands, now unknown shall yet be discovered, 

will it necessarily follow that they were first settled 
by the descendants of Noah ? 

A. If those lands be upon this earth it will, for 
" Known unto God are all his works." 

9. Have we any account that the descendants of Noah did 

go to America ? 

A. "We have. 

10. In what book is it recorded ? 
A. The Book of Mormon. 

11. At what time did they go there ? 

A. About two thousand three hundred years be- 
fore Christ. 

12. What tower had the descendants of Noah attempted to 

build at this time ? 

A. The tower of Babel, which they intended 
should reach into heaven. 

13. How did God defeat their design ? 

A. By confounding their language, so that they 
could not understand each other. 



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14. What then took place ? 

A. They were scattered abroad upon the face of 
the whole earth. 

15. Who was it that led the colony to America ? 
A. Jared and his brother. 

16. Is there a correspondence between this account in the 

Book of Mormon and the Bible ? 

A. There is. 



CHAPTEPv IX. 

JOB A FAITHFUL WITNESS OF CHRIST. 
Which is one of the oldest books in the Holy Scriptures ? 
A. The book of Job. - 
What is said of Job ? 
A. That he was perfect and upright, and feared 

God. 
What is said of his wealth ? 
A. He had vast possessions, and was one of the 

greatest of all the men of the East. 
What did the Lord say unto Satan ? 
A. " Hast thou considered my servant Job, that 

there is none like him in the earth, one that 

feareth God and escheweth evil V 
What did Satan answer ? 
A. u Doth Job fear God for nought ?" 
What did Satan tell the Lord he had done for Job ? 
A. That he had blessed him in all his ways, and 

hedged him in from trouble on every side. 



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7. What more did Satan say to the Lord? 

A. " Put forth thine hand now and touch all 
that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face." 

8. What power did the Lord give Satan over Job ? 

A. Power to afflict him in all things, but not to 
take his life. 

9. How many children had Job ? 

A. Ten ; seven sons and three daughters. 

10. How did Satan tempt Job to complain against God ? 
A. He caused the death of all his children, and 

the destruction of his property in one day. 

11. When Job heard of these dreadful calamities what did 

he do? 

A. " He fell dowii upon the ground and wor- 
shipped God." 

12. What did Job say? 

A. " The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away; 
blessed be the name of the Lord." 

18. W r hen Satan saw that Job maintained his integrity in 
all his afflictions, what did he say to the Lord ? 

A. " Put forth thy hand now and touch his bone 
and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face." 

14. What did the Lord answer ? 

A. " Behold he is in thy hand; but save his life." 

15. How did Satan then tempt Job ? 

A. He smote him with sore boils from the sole of 
his feet to the crown of his head. 

16. Under this affliction what did Job say? 

A. " Shall we receive good at the hand of God, 
and shall we not receive evil ?" 



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17. What noble example has Job given to the children of 

God? 

A. Patience in affliction, and trust in God. 

18. How did God at last reward his patience ? 
A. By returning prosperity to him. 

19. Do the good escape trials in this life ? 

A. They, do not; God often tries them to test 
their love for him. 

What ought we to do in every time of trial ? 

-A. Ask God for strength to bear our trials pa- 
tiently. 

What testimony did Job bear of the Savior ? 

A. "I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that 
he shall stand in the latter days upon the earth." 

How did Job know this ? 

A. By the power of God's Holy Spirit. 

Can we know that our Redeemer lives, in any other 

way ? 

A. We can not. 

24. How long did Job live after his trials ? 
A. One hundred and forty years. 

25. What did he say in the midst of his affliction ? 

A. When the Lord hath tried me, I shall come 
forth as gold. 

26. Why does God send trials upon the good ? 
A. In order to purify them. 



CHAPTEK X. 

ABRAM — THK COVENANT OF GOD WITH HIM. 

1. Who was Abram? 

• A. The son of Terah. 

2. What was Abram called ? 
A. The friend of God. 

o. What did God command Abram to do ': 

A. To go out from his own country, from his 
kindred and from his father's house, to a strange 
land. 

4. What did God promise him ? 

A. That he would make of him a great na 
and his name should be great. 

5. What further promise did God give him ? 

A. iL I will bless them that bless thee, and curse 
him that curseth thee, and in thee shall all the 
families of the earth be blessed." 

6. Did Abram obey the command of God ? 

A. He did ; lot he had faith in God. 

7. Who went with Abram ? 
A. Lot ) his nephew. 

8. In what land did they dwell ? 
A. The land of Canaan. 

9. Why did Abram go down into Egypt? 

A. Because there was a famine in the land 
Canaan. 
10. When he returned again to the land of^Qana 
promise did God make him ? 

A. " Lift up thine eyes and look from the } 
where thou art, northward, and southward, and 
:^t ward and westward : fjr 



thou seest. to thee will I give it and to thy seed 
forever// 

11. What did God say concerning the number of his seed ? 
A. I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth ; 

if the dust of the earth can be numbered, then 
shall thy seed also be numbered. 

12. How old was Abram when he left his home ? 
A. Seventy-five years old. 

13. What is said of Sarai, his wife? 

A. That she was very beautiful. 

14. On whose account did Abram go to war? 

A. On account of Lot. his nephew, whom some 
of the heathen kings had taken away captive. 

15. When returning home, after having rescued Lot, by 

whom was Abram blest ? 

A. By Melchisedek, king of Salem. 
1(3. What else vv r as Melchisedek, besides king of Salem ? 
A . A priest of the most high God. 

17. What did Melchisedek bring forth ? 

A. He brought forth bread and wine, or admin- 
istered the sacrament to Abram. 

18. What did Abram give to Melchisedek? 

A. He gave him tithes of all that he had. 

19. Had Abram any children at this time? 
A. He had not. 

20. What did Abram say unto God ? 

A. " Behold to me thou hast given no children ; 
and one born in my house is mine heir." 

21. What did God answer? 

A. "This shall not be thine heir , but he that 
shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall 
be thine heir/'" 



U2. Did Abram believe God in this also '.' 

A. He did; and it was imputed to him for 
righteousness. 



CHAPTER XI. 

ABRAM — PROPHECY CONCERNING HIS DESCENDANTS. 

L In the promise giveu to Abram, 4i In thee shall all the 
families of the earth be blessed," to whom is refer- 
ence made ? 
A. To Christ, who in the flesh was the seed of 
Abram. 

2. In order to become heirs of the blessing promised to 

Abram, what is it necessary that we should possess ? 

A. The same faith which Abram possessed. 

3. Is this faith a mysterious thing, hard to be understood? 
A. No; it is simply to believe God will perform 

what he promises. 

4. In what, respect then, does the faith of Abram differ 

from the faith of the christian world in this day? 

A. Abram believed God meant what he said; 
they believe God says one thing but means some- 
thing else. 

5. Can such faitli as this please God? 

A. No j for our faitli and works must agree. 

6. When Abram was commanded to leave his own country 

and kindred, if his faith had been like theirs what 
would he have said ? 

A . God does not mean for me to go out literally, 
but to separate myself from sinners, that T may 
poss*e& the heavenly Canaan when ] die. 



7. Was this the faith which Abrain had ? 

A. No it was not; for the apostle says. "By 
faith lie went out, not knowing whither he went." 

8. What else did he do by faith ? 

A. " By faith he sojourned in the land of prom- 
ise, as in a strange country, dwelling in taber- 
nacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him 
of the same promise." 

9. When God said to Abrain, " All the land which thou 

seest, to thee will I give it and' to thy seed forever/' 
what land did he mean ? 

A. The land of Canaan, now called Palestine. 

10. Was this land given to them in Abram's life .time? 

A. It was not, nor until long after the death of 
Isaac and Jacob. 

11. Did they on account of this doubt God? 

A. They did not ; for the apostle tells us, '• They 
all died in faith, not haying received the prom- 
ises, but having seen them afar off." 
12 What did God show unto Abram concerning the cap- 
tivity of his descendants in Egypt ? 

A. He showed him that before they should in- 
herit the land he had promised them, they 
should be strangers in a land which was not 
theirs. 
13. How should the people of this land treat them ? 

A. They should afflict them, and cause them to 
be their servants. 
i .1. How. long should they remain there ? 
A. Four hundred years. 

'-'>. In what generation should they return to the land of 
Canaan ? 

In the fourth generation 



16. Why should they not return until then? 

A. Because the iniquity of the people who dwelt 
there was not yet full. 

17. What does this fact teach us ? 

A. That God never destroys a people, so long as 
there is any hope of their repenting. 

18. When did God change the name of Abram? 

A. When he renewed his covenant with him. 

19. What was he afterwards called? 
A. Abraham. 

20. What is the meaning of Abraham '.' 
A. Father of a great multitude, 

21. Was the name of Sarai changed also ? 

A. It was ; she was called Sarah, which means 
• : a mother of nations." 

22. What did God call the covenant which he established 

with Abraham ? 

A . : *' All everla st in g covenant, wh ich should never 
be broken.'" 



CHAPTER XII. 

THE TRIAL OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH. 

1. How many sons had Abraham, before the death of 

Sarah ? 

A. Two \ Isaac and Ishmael. 

2. Which was the child of promise ? 
A. Isaac. 

3. What had God said to Abraham concerning Isaac ? 
A, ■• Tn Isaac shall thy seed be called/' 



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4. In order to try the faith of Abraham, what did God 

command him to do? 

A. To take his son Isaac, and offer him for a 
burnt sacrifice. 

5. To what mountain did Abraham take his son ? 
A. To Mount Moriah. 

6. What did Isaac carry with him up into the mount ? 
A. The wood for burning the sacrifice. 

7. What did Abraham build upon the mount? 
A. An altar of stone. 

8. What did Isaac say to his father ? 

A. " Behold the fire and the wood, but where is 
the lamb for a burnt offering VJ 

9. What did Abraham answer? 

A. " My son, God will provide himself a lamb for 
a burnt offering." 

10. When Abraham had finished the altar and laid the 

wood upon it, what did he do ? 

A, He bound Isaac and laid him upon the wood, 
and stretched forth his hand to slay him. 

11 . Who stayed his hand ? 
A. An angel of God. 

12. Why was Abraham permitted to go so far? 
A. To test his confidence in God. 

13. What did the angel say to Abraham? 

A. Lay not thy hand upon the lad, for now I 
know that thou fear est God. 

14. How did the angel know this? 

A. Because he had not withheld his son from God. 

15. Did Abraham really give Isaac for a burnt offering? 
A. Paul says, " By faith Abraham offered up 

T^aac." 



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What did Abraham find in a thicket? 
A. A ram which he offered for a burnt offering. 
Of what was this offering of Isaac by Abraham a type ? 
A. Of the death of the Son of God, to atone for 

the sin of the world. 
Who gave the Son of God to die for us ? 
A. God himself gave him, to be our Redeemer. 
What does this prove to us? 
A. The great love God has for us. 
What return should we make for such love ? 
A. We should love God with all our heart, and 

serve him all our lives. 
When should we begin to serve God ? 
A. " Remember now thy Creator in the days 

OF THY YOUTH." 
Can you give any reasons why j^outh is the best time 
in which to begin the service of God ? 

Note. — There are many reasons which the teacher 
will do well to explain ; some of them are found 
in the 12th ch. of Eeclesiastes. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

ISAAC— THE COVENANT OF GOD RE>7EWE£. 
Was Isaac an obedient child ? 
A. Tie was. 
How do we know this ? 
A. By the cheerfulness with which he submitted 

to the will of Abraham, his father. 
What does God require of all children ? 
A, To love, honor and obey their parents, 



1. What do the Holy Scriptures say shall become of diso- 
bedient children ? 

A. " The eye that mocketh at his father, and de 
spiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the 
valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles 
shall eat it." 

5. Unto what country did Abraham send his servant, to 

obtain a wife for Isaac ? 

A. To his own country and kindred. 

6. What country was this ? 

A. The land of the Chaldeans, or Assyria. 

7. Whom did the servant of Abraham find there ? 
A. Rebekah, a very lovely maiden. 

8. Whose daughter was Rebekah ? 

A. The daughter of Bethuel, who was Abraham's 
nephew. 

9. Did Rebekah consent to go with Abraham's servant. 

and become the wife of Isaac ? 

A. She did. 

10. Where did Isaac take Rebekah ? 

A. To his mother's tent, and he loved her greatly; 
and she comforted him concerning his mother's 
death. 

11. How was Isaac blessed ? 

A. He was rich in flocks and herds, and in all 
lawful means of enjoyment. 

12. For what virtues was Isaac remarkable ? 

A. For purity of character and love for his family. 

1&, In what words did God renew the covenant with Isaac? 

A. " Unto thee and unto thy seed will I give all 
these countries, and I will perform the oath 
wbioh I $roar unto Abraham thy fivtier*" 



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Why did God say he would do this ? 

A. " Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, 
and kept my charge, my commandments, my 
statutes, and my laws." 

What do you understand by a coYenant ? 

A. It is a promise to do certain things, on cer- 
tain conditions. 

What is the reason that God gives for observing Hia 
covenant with Abraham ? 

A. Because Abraham had been faithful to ob- 
serve all the requirements of God. 
Has God ever made any promises to us ? 
A. Yes ; he has made us many glorious promises. 

Are there conditions upon which they will or will not 
be performed ? 

A. There are. 

What is the only condition upon which we can claim 
any blessings promised us by God ? 

A. Perfect obedience to all his laws and require- 
ments. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

JACOB — HIS TROUBLE WITH ESAU. 

What were the names of Isaac's two sons. 

A. Esau and Jacob. 

What was Esau ? 

A. He was a hunter. 

Which son did Rebekah love best? 

A. Her voumrestson- Jacob. 



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4. What is said of Isaac ? 

A. Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his 
venison. 

5. Was that a very good reason why Isaac should prefer 

Esau? 

A. It was not. 

6. What lesson may we learn from this weakness of Isaac? 
A. That the best of people are not without their 

faults. 

7. If God does not reprove them in the individual, what 

evidence have we that they are wrong ? 

A. They always bring with them trouble and pain. 

8. To whom die 1 -he birthright belong? 
A. To Esau. 

9. What was the birthright? 

A. A right to inherit all which belonged to the 
father, which could descend to the first born son. 

10. TV hat did Esau do with his birthright ? 

A. He sold it to Jacob for a mess of pottage. 

11. What was pottage ? 

A. Meat boiled very tender, and generally mixed 
with some kind of vegetable. 

12. Do you think Esau valued his birthright very highly, 

to sell it for a meal of victuals ? 

A. He did not. 

13. Was it kind in Jacob to .take advantage of his brother's 

hunger ? 

A. It was not. 

14. What did Jacob obtain besides the birthright? 

A. The blessing his father designed for Esau. 

15. By what means did he obtain the blessing? 

A. By deceiving his father, and leading him to 
believe that he was Esau. 



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16. Are there any reasons why God should have suffered 
this? 

A. Yes ; the fact of Esau despising his birth- 
right is one. 
17; Can you give any other ? 

A* He had taken wives of the heathen nations 
among whom Isaac dwelt, which was a great 
grief of mind to his father and mother. 

18. How did Esau feel towards Jacob, when he knew his 

father had given him his blessing? 

A. He was very angry, and would have killed 
Jacob. 

19. What was the blessing Isaac gave to Jacob ? 

A. " Let people serve thee and nations bow down 
to thee ; be lord over thy brethren and let thy 
mother's sons bow down to thee." 

20. Was this all his blessing ? 

A. No; every one who cursed him should be 
cursed, and every one who blessed him should 
be blessed. 

21. When Rebekah knew of Esau's hatred of Jacob, what 

did she prevail upon Isaac to do ? 

A. To send Jacob to her brother Laban. 



CHAPTER XV. 

Jacob's vision— the stone of bethel — Jacob's 
marriage. 

1. Where did Jacob lodge the first night of his journey ? 
A. He slept upon the ground, with a pile of 
stones for his pillow. 



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2. What did he see in a vision ? 

A. He saw a ladder set up on the earth, and the 
top of it reached unto heaven ; and the angels 
of God were ascending and descending upon it. 

3. Who stood above the ladder ? 
A. The Lord. 

4. What did the Lord say to Jacob ? 

A. " I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, 
and the God of Isaac." 

5. What covenant did he renew to Jacob ? 

A. The covenant to give to him and his seed the 
land of Canaan, and also that in him and his 
seed all the families of the earth should be 
blessed. 

6. What did Jacob do early in the morning? 

A. He rose up and took the stone which had 
served him for a pillow, and poured oil upon it 
and set it up for a memorial. 

7. What name did Jacob give to the place where he slept? 
A. He called it Bethel. 

8. What does Bethel mean ? 

A Place of worship, or house of God. 

9. What vow did Jacob make ? 

A. He vowed unto the Lord, that if he would 
prosper him in the way which he went, and 
bring him back again, one tenth of all he should 
gain he* would give to the Lord. 

10. Who first met Jacob on coming to his uncle's ? 
A. His cousin Rachel. 

11. What did she afterward become ? 
A. His wife- 



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How long did Jacob serve for Rachel ? 

A. Fourteen years. 

How did these long years appear to Jacob ? 

A. They seemed unto him but a few days. 

Why? 

A. Because of the great love he had for Rachel. 

What lesson may we learn from this ? 

A. That love will make all our burdens light. 

If we really love God can we be unwilling to serve him? 

A. No; we cannot be if we love him. 

With what will we serve him ? 

A. With mind, heart, body and means. 

How may we serve him with our minds ? 

A. By using all our learning and intelligence for 

him. 
How may we serve him with our hearts ? 
A. By showing to others the great love God has 

shown to us. 
How may we serve him with our bodies? 
A. By obeying all his commandments. 
How with our means? 
A. By giving to the poor, and using it to spread 

the gospel. 
What did our Savior say was the great commandment? 
A. " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 

thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all 

thy mind." 
What other did he say was like unto this one ? 
A. ' " Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," 
If we do this what will we be ? 
A. Followers of Christ. 



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CHAPTEK XVI. 

JACOB LEAVES LABAN — HIS NAME CHANGED TO 
ISRAEL COMES TO HEBRON. 

1. How long did Jacob remain with Laban ? 
A. He served liim twenty years. 

2. Was Laban willing that Jacob should leave him ? 

A. He was not; for he had been greatly pros- 
pered since Jacob had been with him, 

3. How did Jacob depart ? 
A. Secretly. 

4. When Laban knew that Jacob had gone what did he do ? 
A. He pursued after him. 

5. Where did he overtake him ? 
A. At Mount Gilead. 

6. What did the Lord say to Laban, in a dream ? 

A. " Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob, 
either good or bad. ;; 

7. What covenant did Laban and Jacob make with each 

other ? 

A. A covenant of peace and good will. 

8. Who came out to meet Jacob upon bis return? 
A. -Esau. 

9. What did Jacob send to Esau ? 

A. Presents from his flocks and herds. 

10. Who wrestled with Jacob by the brook Jabbok ? 
A. An angel of God. 

11. What did the angel say unto Jacob ? 

A. u Let me go, for the day breaketh." 

12. What did Jacob answer ? 

A. " I will not let thee go, except thou bless me/' 



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13. What did the angel say ? 

A. " Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, 
but Israel ; for as a prince hast thou power with 
God and with men, and hast prevailed." 

14. What did Jacob say? 

A. "I have seen God face to face, and my life is 
preserved/' 

15. In the morning when Jacob went forth to meet Esau, 

how did his brother receive him ? 

A. With great kindness. 

16. Where did Jacob build an altar ? 
A. At Bethel. 

17. Unto what place did Jacob come ? 

A. He came unto Isaac his father at Hebron. 

18. How old was Isaac when he died ? 

A. One hundred and eighty years old. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

JOSEPH HATED BY HIS BROTHERS — SOLD FOR A SLAVE, 
CAST INTO PRISON. 

1. How many sons had Israel ? 
A. Twelve. 

2. What were they called ? 

A. The twelve patriarchs. 

3. What people are their descendants ? 
A. The Israelites. 

4. Who was the favorite son of Israel ? 
A. Joseph, 



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5. How did the brothers of Joseph feel towards hini ? 

A. They hated him, because of their father's 
great love for him. 

6. What increased their hatred of him ? 

A. His dreams concerning himself and them. 

7. What did his dreams foretell ? 

A. His future power and greatness. 

8. What did his brothers resolve to do ? 
A. To kill him. 

9. Who persuaded them not to do this ? 
A. His brother Keuben. 

10. What did they do with Joseph ? 

A. They sold him to some Ishmaelite merchants, 
who were going down into Egypt. 

11. What did they do to deceive their father? 

A. They dipped Joseph's coat in the blood of a 
kid, and carried it to him. 

12. What did they say to Israel ? 

A. We have found this. Is it thy son's coat ? 
18. What did Israel answer? 

A. " It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath de- 
voured him." 

14. How did Israel feel ? 

A. He mourned for Joseph, and refused to be 
comforted. 

15. What did he* say ? 

A. I will go down into the grave unto my son 
mourning. 

16. What had brought this trouble upon Israel ? 
A. His partiality for Joseph. 



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17. Was it right for him to show such a preference for 

Joseph over his other children ? 

A. It was not \ God shows no favor to one of his 
children more than another, only as their con- 
duct merits his favor; neither should earthly 
parents. 

18. What kind of love does God feel for sinners ? 
A. A love of compassion, or pity. 

19. What kind of love does he feel for his saints ? 
A. A love of complacency, or approbation. 

20. To what country was Joseph taken ? 

A. To Egypt; where he was sold to Potiphar, 
an officer of king Pharaoh. 

21. Who tempted Joseph to sin against God? 
A. The wife of Potiphar. 

22. When Joseph would not yield to her wishes, what did 

she do ? 

A. By false accusations against Joseph, she pre- 
vailed upon her husband to cast him into prison. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

JOSEPH INTERPRETS DREAMS — IS SENT FOR BY PHA- 
RAOH — INTERPRETS HIS DREAMS — PREPARES FOR 
THE FAMINE. 

1, Did God forsake Joseph in his trouble ? 

A. He did not; but gave him favor with the 
keeper of the prison. 

2. How did this officer show his favor towards Joseph ? 
A. He gave him charge of all the prisoners, and 

looked not to any thing which was under his 
hand. 



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3. What officers of the king were in the prison with Joseph? 
A. Pharaoh's chief butler and baker. 

4. What took place while they were in prison ? 
A. They both dreamed dreams. 

5. Who interpreted their dreams? 

A. God gave to Joseph the interpretation of them. 

6. Did all which Joseph told them come to pass ? 

A. It did ; the chief baker was beheaded, and 
the butler was restored to his office. 

7. What request did Joseph make of the chief butler ? 

A. To remember him and show kindness unto 
him, when he should be restored to the favor of 
Pharaoh. 
8> Did the butler remember this request of Joseph ? 

A* No ) when he was restored to favor he forgot 
the friend of his adversity. 

f 9. How was it at last brought to his mind ? 

A. King Pharaoh dreamed two dreams, and when 
none of the wise men or magicians could inter- 
pret the king's dreams, the butler remembered 
Joseph. 

10. What did he say to the king ? 

A, He told him how Joseph had interpreted the 
ctreams in prison. 

11. When Pharaoh had sent and called Joseph, what did he 

say to him ? 

A. "I have heard say of thee that thou canst 
understand a dream to interpret it." 

12. What answer did Joseph make the king ? 

A. " It is not in me ; God shall give Pharaoh an 
answer of peace." 



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13. What did Joseph tell Pharaoh was the meaning of his 

dreams ? 
A. " Behold there come seven years of plenty 
throughout the land of Egypt, and after them 
shall arise seven years of famine/' 

14. Did Pharaoh believe the words of Joseph ? 
A. He did. 

15. How did he show his faith in what Joseph had said ? 
A. By following the advice of Joseph, and pre- 
paring for the years of famine, during the years 
of plenty. 

16. Plow did Pharaoh honor Joseph? 

A. He made him ruler over all his house, and 
next to the king in authority. 

17. What more did he do for him ? 

A. He caused him to ride in a splendid chariot, 
clothed him in fine linen, and made him ruler 
over all the land of Egypt. 

18. What may we learn from this part of Joseph's history ? 
A. That God will cause others to honor those 

who honor him. 

19. How did Joseph prepare for the years of famine ? 

A. During the years of plenty, he gathered up 
all the spare corn into large storehouses, to be 
kept for the years of famine. 

20. Was Joseph prospered in ail his ways ? 
A. He was. 

21. Why did God prosper Joseph so greatly ? 

A. Because Joseph loved God and kept his com- 
mandments. 

22. What did our Savior say was a proof of love to him ? 
A. " If ye love me, keep my commandments/^ 

23. Is there any other test of our love to God ? 
A. There is no other. 



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CHAPTER XIX. 

JOSEPH'S BRETHREN COME TO BUY CORN — HE RE* 
QUIRES THEM TO BRING BENJAMIN. 

1. What was the character of Joseph as a slave, a prisoner, 

and a prince ? 

A. In all these positions he was a servant of God. 

2. Was Egypt the only land in which the famine foretold 

by Joseph prevailed ? 

No; we are told " It was sore in all lands." 

8. When Israel heard that there was corn in Egypt, what 
did he do ? 

A. He sent ten of his sons to Egypt to buy corn. 

4. How long had Joseph been in Egypt ? 
A. Thirteen years. 

5. When his brethren came to buy corn of him, did they 

know him ? 

A. They did not; but Joseph knew them. 
t#. How did he treat them at first? 

A. He spoke harshly to them, and called them 
spies. 

7. What did they answer Joseph ? 

A. We are true men ; we arc all one man's sons, 
and are come to buy food. 

8. What more did they tell him of their father's family ? 
A. That their father had twelve sons ; the young- 
est was at home with him, and one of their 
brothers was dead. 

y. What did Joseph do to his brethren ? 

A. He cast them into prison. 
10. Was he angry with them ? 

A. No ; for when they did not see him, he wept. 



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ii. Why then did he put them in prison V 

A. It may have been to see if, when in trouble : 
they would remember their cruelty to him. 

12. While in prison, what did the3 r say to each other ? 

A. l : We are verily guilty concerning our brother, 
in that we saw the anguish of his soul ; there* 
fore has this distress come upon us." 

18. Afterwards what did Joseph do ? 

A. He gave them corn, and caused them to de- 
part to their father. 
14. Whom did he keep as a pledge, until they should bring 
his brother Benjamin ? 

A. His brother Simeon. 
16. What did he say to them, when they departed ? 

A. Bring your younger brother with you, or come 
no more to buy corn. 

16. When they told all these things to Israel, what did he 

say? 

A. " My son shall not go down with you, for his 
brother is dead and he is left alone ; if mischief 
befall him, then shall ye bring down my grey 
hairs with sorrow to the grave." 

17. W r hen they had eaten up all the corn they had brought 

from Egypt, what did Israel say to his sons ? 

A. " Go again and buy us a little food." 

18. What did Judah answer his father? 

A. " If thou wilt send our brother with us, we 
will go down and buy thee food." 

19. What did Israel answer ? 

A. Why did ye tell the man, whether ye had yet 
another brother ? 

20. What did Judah tell his father ? 



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A. The man asked us plainly, " Have ye another 
brother?" 

21. Did Israel consent for Benjamin to go ? 

A. After much painful thought, he did. 

22. What did Israel send as a present to Joseph ? 

A. He sent him the best fruits of the land, with 
spices, balm, honey and myrrh. 

23. What beautiful language did Israel use when sending 

his sons away ? 

A. " The Lord give you favor before the man, 
that he may send away your other brother, and 
Benjamin also : If I be bereaved of my children, 

I am bereaved I" 



CHAPTER XX. 

JOSEPH MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN — SENDS FOR HIS 
FATHER. 

1. How did Joseph receive his brethren when they came 

again? 

A. With great kindness. 

2. W 7 hen he saw Benjamin with them, what did he say to 

the ruler of his house ? 

A. Bring these men home, for they shall dine 
with me. 

3. When they brought Joseph the present from his father, 

whai did he ask them ? 

A. " Is ycur father well, the old man of whom 
ye spake, is he yet alive ? ?; 

4. When he saw Benjamin, his own mother's son, how did 

he feel? 



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A. He could no longer restrain his feelings, but 
went cut and wept. 

5. How did Joseph cause them to be seated at the table ? 
A. According to their age, the oldest first, and 

Benjamin last. 

6. Why did this cause them to marvel ? 

A. They did not know how Joseph could know 
their different ages. 

7. When they were ready to return, w T hat did Joseph tell 

his steward to do? 

A. To put his silver cup in Banj auxin's sack of 
corn. 

8. When they had gone out of the city, what order did 

Joseph give to his steward? 

A. " Follow after them, and say to them, Why 
have ye rewarded evil for good Y* 

9. When they were told of what they were accused, how 

did they answer ? 

A. " With whomsoever of thy servants the cup be 
found let him die, and we also will be thy bond- 
men." . . 

10. When the cup was found in Benjamin's sack, what did 

they do ? 

A. They rent their clothes, and returned to Jo- 
seph's house. 

11. What did Joseph say unto them ? 

A. That he would keep none of them as slaves, 
only Benjamin. 

12. Why do you suppose Joseph had chosen Benjamin as 

the one to bring into trouble ? 

A. Benjamin was his own brother, by his mother 
Rachel, and he probably wanted to see if the 
rest w)uld forsake him in trouble, or if they 
really loved him. 



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13. Who plead for Benjamin t 
A. His brother Judah. 

14. What did he tell Joseph ? 

A. He told him of his father's great love for 
Benjamin, and the grief of Jacob for the death 
of Joseph, and said if he should return without 
Benjamin, his father would die of sorrow. 

15. W r hat did Judah beg of Joseph? 

A. To keep him as a bondman, and send Benja- 
min home to his father. 
1G. When Judah had spoken thus, what did Joseph do? 
A. He caused all except his brethren to go out 
from his presence, and he wept aloud. 

17. What did he say to his brothers ? 

A. " t am Joseph your brother whom ye sold 
into Egypt." 

18. When his brothers were astonished and trembled with 

fear, what did Joseph say to comfort them ? 

A. " Be not grieved, for God sent me before you, 
to preserve you a posterity in the earth " 

19. What word did he send to his father ? 

" God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down 
unto me, tarry not." 

20. W r hat marks of affection did he show to his brothers ? 
A. He embraced them and wept upon their necks. 

21. How was Pharaoh affected when he heard this news? 
A. He was well pleased, and bade them take 

wagons and haste to bring their families down 
into Egypt. 

22. What presents did Joseph give to his brothers ? 

A. He gave to each of them changes of raiment, 
but to Benjamin he gave five ehanges of rai- 



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iuent, and three hundred pieces of silver. 

23. What did he send to his father ? 

A. Rich presents, and provisions for his journey 
to Egypt. 

24. When they told Israel all these things, what did he say ? 
A. " It is enough : Joseph my son is yet alive : 

I will go and see him before I die." 



CHAPTER XXI. 

.5ACOB GOES DOWN INTO EGYPT — SETTLES IN GOSHEN. 

1. What did the Lord say to Jacob as he went down to 

Egypt? 

A. " Fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will 
there make of thee a great nation/' 

2. What promise did God make to him ? 

A. "I will go down w r ith thee into Egypt, and 
will surely bring thee up again." 

3. How many souls of the family of Jacob went into Egypt ? 
A. Sixty-six beside Joseph and his children. 

4. How did Joseph receive his father ? 

A. He went out to meet him, and received him 
with great joy. 

5. What land did Pharaoh give to the children of Israel ? 
A. He gave them the land of Goshen, and the 

best of every thing in his kingdom. 
0. How long did Jacob live in Egypt ? 

A. Sixteen years. 
7. For whom did Jacob send, when he was about to die ? 

A, For Joseph and his two sons, 



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8. What were the names of Joseph's sons ? 
A. Manasseh and Ephraim. 

9. Who was the oldest son of Jacob ? 
A. Reuben. 

10. Who was the next oldest? 
A. Simeon. 

11. What did Jacob say of Joseph's children? 

A. " Behold they are mine ; and the G-od of my 
fathers shall bless them." 

12. How were they to be Jacob's ? 

A. As Reuben and Simeon were his ? 

13. What is meant by this ? 

A. The birthright was to be theirs. 

14. Why was it not given to Reuben or Simeon ? 
A. They had forfeited it by their sins. 

15. - Are there any blessings which we may not lose through 

disobedience ? 

A. There are none. 

16. What great event was foretold in the blessing of Jacob 

upon the children of Joseph ? 

A. That the descendants of Joseph should in- 
habit the western continent. 

17. What was the seed of Ephraim to become ? 
A. A multitude of nations. 

18. What colony came to America in the days of Zedekiah, 
iv king of Judah ? 

A. A colony from Jerusalem, among whom were 
some of Joseph's descendants. 

19. How long ago was this ? 
A. About 2,500 years. 

20. Who are the American Indians ? 
A. A remnant of those people. 



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21. What book gives a history of them ? 
A. The Book of Mormon. 

22. Who wrote the Book of Mormon ? 

A. Prophets, and men of God, who lived upon 
the western continent. 

23. To whom did God show the records of this book, and 

give power to translate them ? 

A. To Joseph Smith, a prophet of God. 

24. How do we know he was a prophet •? 

A. Because God was with him, and many things 
which he spake in the name of the Lord, have 
since come to pass. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

DJJATH OF JACOB— DELIVERANCE PROMISED HIS SEED, 
THE BOOK OF MORMON — FULNESS OF THE GOSPEL. 

1. After Jacob had finished blessing his children, what is 

said of him ? 

A. u He gathered up his feet into the bed and 
yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his 
people/' 

2. How was Joseph affected ? 

A. He fell upon his father's face, and wept upon 
him. 
8. What was done with his father's body ? 
A. Joseph caused it to be embalmed. 

4. Where was Jacob buried ? 

A. In a cave in the field of Machpelah. 

5. In what country was this ? 

A. In the land of Canaan, 



6. How did Joseph treat Ms brethren after his father's 

death ? 

A. He spoke very kindly to them, and comforted 
them. 

7. Did Joseph and his brethren return to Egypt? 
A. They did. 

8. When Joseph was about to die, what did he say to his 

brethren ? 

A. " The Lord hath visited me, and I have ob- 
tained a promise of the Lord/' 

9. What was this promise ? 

A. That God would raise up a prophet to deliver 
his brethren from bondage. 

10. How did Joseph know they would ever be in bondage ? 
A. God revealed it to him. 

11. What else did God show him ? 

A. That they should be scattered again after they 
were led out of bondage. 

12. To what distant country did Joseph say some of his 

descendants should go ? 

A. To America. 

13. Did Joseph call tire country by name ? 

A. He did not; but called it a a far country." 

14. How then do we know it was America ? 

A. The Book of Mormon tells us it was. 

15. Were they ever to hear the gospel ? 

A. Yes ; the Savior was to visit them in the last 
days. 
10. By what other means were they to learn the truth ? 
A. God promised to raise up a prophet to lead 
them. 
17. What was to be the name of that prophet"? 



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A. He was to be called Joseph, after the name of 
his father. 

18. What was promised concerning the book which this 

prophet should bring forth ? 

A. It should bring his people unto salvation. 

19. What should this book contain ? 
A. The fulness of the gospel. 

20. What do we understand by the fulness of the gospel ? 
A. The doctrines, authority, power, gifts and 

blessings of the gospel. 

21. Through whose ministration was the fulness of the 

gospel restored to the earth ? 

A. The ministration of an angel. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

THE EGYPTIANS OPPRESS THE HEBREWS MOSES BORN. 

1. What promise did Joseph exact of his brethren before 

his death ? 

A. That they should carry up his bones out of 
Egypt, and bury them in the land of Canaan. 

2. What does this request of Joseph show us ? 

A. The great love God's people had for the land 
God had promised to give them. 

3. Has God promised any land to his people in these days ? 
A. He has. 

4. What land is it ? 

A. The land of Zion. 

5. In what State is this land ? 
A. The State of Missouri. 



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G. Who shall dwell in Zion ? 

A. None but the pure in heart. 

7. Do you desire to live there? 
A. 

8. What shall be built in the land of Zion ? 

A. A Temple, upon which the glory of God 
shall rest. 

9. After Joseph's death, how did the Egyptians treat his 

brethren ? 

A. They treated them with great cruelty, making 
slaves of them. 

10. What caused them to do this ? 

A. When they saw how greatly the Lord pros- 
pered them, they became jealous of them. 

11. What did they fear ? 

A. They feared the children of Israel would be- 
come a greater people than they were. 

12. To prevent this, what wicked orders did the king give? 
A. That all the male children of the Hebrews 

should be destroyed as soon as they were born. 

13. Who was born about this time ? 
A. Moses. 

14. What did his mother do with him ? 
A. She concealed him. 

15. When she could no longer conceal him, what did she do ? 
A. She made an ark of bulrushes, arid putting 

him in it, laid it among the flags by the river 
Nile. 

16. Who came down to the river to bathe? 
A. The daughter of king Pharaoh* 



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17. Was this the same king who had been so kind to Joseph ? 

A. - No ; Pharaoh was a name common to many 
of the kings of Egypt. 

18. What did the king's daughter find ? 

A. She found the little babe in its cradle among 
the flags. 

19. What did she say ? 

A. This is one of the Hebrew's children. 

20. Who had been left to watch little Moses ? 
A. His sister Miriam. 

21. When Miriam saw that the princess pitied the child, 

what did she say to her ? 

A. Shall I go and bring you a nurse from among 
the Hebrew women ? 

22. When the king's daughter told her to go, whom did she 

bring ? 

A. Her own mother. 

23. What did the king's daughter say to her? 

A. Take the child away and nurse him, and I 
will give thee thy wages. 

24. What afterwards became of Moses ? 

A. He was taken to Pharaoh's court, and was 
brought up as the son of the king's daughter ? 

25. In what was Moses learned ? 

A. In all the wisdom of the Egyptians. 



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OHAPTEK XXIV. 

MOSES FLEES FROM PHARAOH — IS SENT BY THE LORD 
TO DELIVER THE HEBREWS. 

1. How long was Moses at the court of Pharaoh t 
A. About forty years. 

2. When he saw how cruelly the Hebrews were treated, 

how did he feel? 

A. He felt very indignant, and his heart was 
grieved. 

o. When he saw an Egyptian smiting one of the Hebrews, 
what did he do ? 

A. He smote the Egyptian, and killed him. 

4. Who was it that probably taught Moses that he was a 

Hebrew ? 

A. His mother must have told him, during the 
time that she had the care of him. 

5. WJi-en Pharaoh would have slain Moses for smiting the 

Egyptian, to what land did he flee ? 

A. To the land of Midian. 

6. Whose daughter did he marry ? 

A. The daughter of Jethro, a priest of Midian. 

7. What did Mo«es become in the land of Midian? 

A. A shepherd ) and kept the flocks of Jethro, 
his father-in-law. 

8. What Is said of the cry of the children of Israel ? 

A. That it came up unto God, by reason of their 
cruel bondage. 

9. When Gdcl heard their groanings, what did he remem- 

ber ? 

A. " " He remembered his covenant with Abra- 
ham, with Isaac and with Jacob." 
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A. In a flame of fire in the midst of a bush. 

11. When Moses saw that the bush was not burned, what 

did he say ? 

A. " I will now turn aside and see this great 
sight, why the bush is not burned." 

12. What did the Lord say to Moses ? 

A. " Put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the 
place whereon thou standest is holy ground." 

13. Where did God tell Moses he would send him? 

A. Unto Pharaoh ; that he might bring forth the 
children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 

14. What did Moses answer ? 

A. .Who am I that I should bring the children 
of Israel out of Egypt ? 

15. What did the Lord answ r er Moses ? 

A. I will be with you, and when thou hast 
brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall 
serve God upon this mountain. 

16. What answer did God command Moses to make ; w r hen 

the Hebrews should inquire who had sent him ? 

A. " I AM THAT I AM, hath sent me unto you." 

17. What peculiar force would this answer possess for the 

Hebrews ? 

A. It would remind them of God's promise to 
their fathers, and they knew God had always 
been faithful to fulfil his words. 

18. What else did they know of God ? 

A. That he could not change, but is the same 
yesterday, to-day and forever. 

19. When Moses plead his inability to speak to Pharaoh, 

whom did God say should go with him ? 
A. Aaron his brother j and he should be spokes- 
man for Moses. 



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20* When Moses told Jethro he would return to Egypt j 
what answer did he make? 

A. Go in peace. 

21. What did Moses take with him into Egypt? 

A. The rod G-od had given him, with which to 
work signs. 

22. Who came to the Mount of God, to meet Moses ? 

A. His brother Aaron ; whom God had sent to 
be with him. 



CHAPTER XXV. 

PHARAOH HARDENS HIS HEART — GOD IS WITH MOSES. 

1. When Moses demanded of Pharaoh that he should let 

the children of Israel go ; did Pharaoh hearken to 
the word of the Lord through Moses, and let the 

people go? 

A. He did not; but he hardened his heart 
against God. 

2. What was sent upon the king to induce him to let the 

Hebrews go? 

A. A number of great calamities. 

3. Which was the last and severest of all ? 

A. The death of the first-born of both man and 
beast, in the land of Egypt. 

4. In all the calamities God brought upon the land of 

Egypt, what favor did he show to his people, the 
Israelites ? 

A. He divided the land where they dwelt from 
the rest of the land of Egypt, so that none of 
the plagues came upon them. 



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5. tJpon the night when the first-born in all Egypt was 

slain, what feast did God command to be instituted ? 

A. The feast of the passover. 

6. What was this feast to commemorate ? 

A. The fact that the destroying angel' passed by 
the houses of the Hebrews, and not one of them 
was harmed. 

7. What were the Hebrews commanded to do at this feast ? 
A. To kill a young lamb, and eat it with unleav- 
ened bread and bitter herbs. 

8. What was this lamb called ? 
A. The paschal lamb. 

9. Of whose death was it a type ? 

A. The death of the Son of God. 

10. After this great calamity, did Pharaoh let the Hebrews 

go? 

A. He did, but soon regretted it, and pursued 
after them. 

11. How did the Lord guide the children of Israel ? 

A. He went before them in a pillar of cloud by 
day, and a pillar of fire by night. 

12. When did Pharaoh overtake them ? 

A. Upon the borders of the Ked Sea, 

13. When the hosts of Pharaoh came near to the Israelites, 

how did God protect his people ? - 

A. The pillar of cloud went from before them, 
and stood at their back. 

14. What was this cloud to the Egyptians ? 

A. It was thick darkness to the Egyptians, but 
it gave light by night to the Israelites. 

15. When they came to the border of the sea, and Moses 

cried unto the Lord, what did the Lord answer? 



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A, u Speak unto the children of Israel, that they 
go forward." 

16. Did they obey ? 

A. They did ; and God caused the waters of the 
sea to divide, so that they passed over on dry 
ground. 

17. Did Pharaoh attempt to follow them ? 

A. He did, but was destroyed with his whole 
army. 

18. How were Pharaoh and his army destroyed? 

A. The waters of the sea closed over them, and 
they were all drowned. 

19. Had God borne much from Pharaoh ? 

He had, but now his wrath was unmixed with 
mercy. 

20. Should we not then fear if we transgress his laws, that 

we may meet a fate dreadful as Pharaoh's? 

A. We should, for God is angry with the wicked 
every day. 

21. What had God said to Abraham, concerning the cap- 

tivity of his seed ? 

A. " They shall be strangers in a land which is 
not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall 
afflict them four hundred years." 

22. What had God said to Jacob, when he was going down 

to Egypt? 

A. " Fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will 
there make of thee a great nation, and will surely 
bring thee up again. " 

23. How many souls ©f Jacob's descendants came out of 

Egypt? 

A. Six hundred thousand men, besides women 
and children. 



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2-4. How inany years was this from the time Abraham de- 
parted out of Charran ? 

A. Just four hundred and thirty years. 
\lo. From these facts what do we learn ? 

A. That God is faithful to perform all that he 
promises. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

IN THE WILDERNESS-^VARIOUS MURMTJ RINGS AND 
TRANSGRESSIONS. 

1 . How long were the children of Israel wandering in the 

wilderness, before God suffered them to enter the 
land of Canaan? 

A. About forty years. 

2. As it was but a short journey from Egypt to Canaan, 

why were they in the wilderness so long? 

A. On account of their murmurings and rebel- 
lions against God. 

8. Do the Holy Scriptures give us an account of all these 
things? 

A. They do. 

i. For what purpose does Paul say they were written ? 
A. " For our admonition, upon whom the ends 
of the earth has conie." 

C>. If they were written for a warning to us, will it not be 
wise in us to accept the warning they convey ? 

A. It certainly will. 

S, For what did they first murmur ? 

A. For food. 
7. How did God supply them with food ? 

A H$ sbnt thorn nsassa from icavera-. 



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8. For what did they next complaiu ? 
A. For want of water. 

9. How did God supply this want? 

A. He commanded Moses to strike a rock in 
Mount Horeb with his rod, and the water gushed 
forth. 

10. Upon what mountain did God give to them his law ? 

A. Upon Mount Sinai, amid terrible thunders, 
and the awful majesty of his presence. 

11. Were the people able to endure this? 

A. They were not, but begged of Moses that he 
would speak to them what God should say to 
him, for if God should continue to speak to them, 
they would die. 

12. What two laws were given upon Mount Sinai ? 

A. The lav/ contained in the commandments 
written upon the tables of stone, and the cere- 
monial law. 

13. How long was Moses in the mount with God? 

A. Forty days and forty nights, during which 
time he neither ate bread nor drank water. 

14. What had the people said unto Moses, when he went 

up imo the mount ? 

A. " All the words which the Lord hath said 
w T ill we do/' 

15. While the glory of the Lord was before them upon the 

top of Mount Sinai, and Moses talked with him there. 
what did the people do ? 

A. They made a golden calf, and fell down and 
worshipped it. 

16. After having seen all the wonderful works which God 

had done, and known the mighty deliverance he had 
wrought out for them; what did they say to this 
miserable idol which their own hands had made ? 



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*A. ; - These be thy gods, Israel, which 

BROUGHT THEE UP OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT." 

17. When the wrath of the Lord waxed hot against the 

people, and he would have consumed them ; what 
did Moses plead before God? 

A. " Remember Abraham. Isaac and Israel, thy 
servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own 
self, saying, I will multiply your seed as the 
stars, and this lan^ which I have sp ken of will 
I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it 
forever/' 

18. When Moses plead this promise, what 'did God do? 

A. * The Lord was merciful and spared them. 

10. . When Moses came down and saw the calf, and the peo- 
ple feasting and dancing, what did he do? 

A. His anger waxed hot, and lie cast down and 
broke the tables of stone at the foot of the mount. 

20. How many of the idolaters did he cause to be put to 

death ? " 

A. Three thousand, and took the calf and ground 
it to powder, strewing it upon the water. 

21. For what did the people noxt complain ? 
A. For the want of meat to eat. 

22. Did God send them meat ? 

A. He did; but with a grievous p] . . n pun- 
ishment for their sinful munnurings against God. 



* It has been brought as an objection to the Church of J. C. of attor 
Day Saints, that it' they really had been the people of God. they would not 
have departed so soon from His laws. If the history of the children of 
Israel was written for our admonition and example : what lesson is con- 
veyed to us with greater force than the lesson of man* proueness to forget, 
not only the laws of God, but the blessings and mercies continually shown 
him by God? It is hoped that the teacher will gceatly enlarge upon the 
ssany point* of deep interest, which the limits 



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CHAPTER XXV11. 

THE SPIES SENT UP— DEATH OP MOSES. 

From what place were the spies sent up to Canaan I 

A. From the wilderness of Parau. 

How many were sent ? 

A. Twelve— one from each tribe of the children 
of Israel. 

What were they requested to discover ? 

A. The number and strength of the people who 
inhabited the land, and whether the* land was 
fruitful or barren. 

What report did these spies bring back? 

A. They all brought an evil report, except Caleb 
and Joshua. 

What did they say of the people and the land ? 

A. That the people were giants, and the land 
barren and unfruitful. 

What did they say of their own strength? 

A. That they were as grasshoppers, compared to 
the people who dwelt in the land. 

What did Caleb and Joshua bring ? 

A. They said it was a land flowing with milk and 
honey, and though the people who dwelt there 
were strong and numerous, yet the children of 
Israel were abundantly able to go up and pos- 
sess the land. 

Which report did the children of Israel accept ? 

A. They believed the evil report and wept, Bay- 
ing, Let us make us a captain and return to the 
land of Egypt. 

When the Lord's anger waei kindled against t?iem, and 
&c wifoid kuv*e tie&ruyed tjram, wlr»J pleud for-t^em ? 



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A. Moses. 

10. Did God spare them ? 

A. He did, but swore unto them that not one of 
them should enter the land of promise, except 
Caleb and Joshua. 

11. Whom did the Lord say he would bring into the land 

they had despised ? 

A. Their little ones, whom they had said should 
be a prey in the wilderness. 

12. Where did Aaron die ? 

A. By the borders of Edom, on the top of Mount 
Hor: 

13. For their continued disobedience what plague did God 

send among the Hebrews ? 

A. God sent fiery serpents, and many of the peo- 
ple were bitten by them, and died of their 
wounds. 

14. When they repented of their sins, what did God com- 

mand Moses to do ? 

A. To make a serpent of brass and put it upon a 
pole, and when those w T ho were bitten should 
look upon it, they should be healed. 

15. What does the Savior say of himself in connection with 

this serpent ? 

A. " As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wil- 
derness, even so must the Son of man be lifted 
up : that whosoever believeth in him should not 
perish, but have eternal life/ 1 

16. When warned that his death was near, what request 

did Moses make of the Lord ? 

A. That the Lord would set a man over the con- 
gregation to lead them, that they might not be 
as sheep haying no shepherd. 



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17. What did the Lord answer? 

A. " Take thee Joshua, the son of Nun, a man 
in whom is the Spirit, and lav thine hand upon 

him/' 

18. Was Moses permitted to enter the promised land ? 

£'. He was not, but God showed it to him from 

the top of Mount Pisgah. 
10, What did Moses do just before his death ? 

A; He called the twelve tribes of Israel together 

and blessed them. 

20. Whose blessing was rich in promises of good ? 
A. The blessing of Joseph. 

21 . Was this blessing upon Joseph , or upon his descendants? 
A. Upon Ills descendants. 

22. What more did Moses do ? 

A. He set before the people both blessings and 
curses. 

28. How .could they inherit the blessings and escape the 

curses ? 

A. Obedience to God's laws would secure the 
blessings — disobedience would bring the curses. 

24. Where did Moses die ? 
A. In Mount Nebo. 

25. How old was Moses at the time of his death? 
A. One hundred and twenty years old. 



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CHAPTER XXVIII. 

JOSHUA LEADS THE PEOPLE OVER JORDAN — TAKES 
JERICHO. 

1. What was the character of Moses ? 

A. He was a meek and faithful servant of God. 

2. What had Moses confirmed upon Joshua ? 

A. A part of his own honor, and had given him 
a charge, in the presence of all the people. 

3. What is the meaning of Joshua ? 
A. A savior. 

4. What did God say to Joshua after Moses' death ? 

A. " Be strong and of good courage : for unto 
, this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance 

the land which I sware unto their fathers to 

give them. 

5. What river did God command Joshua to cross ? 
A. The river Jordan. 

6. For what purpose ? 

A. To bring the children of Israel into the land 
God had promised to them. 

7. Before crossing the river what did Joshua do ? 

A. He sent spies into the land to the city of 
Jericho. 

8. When the king of Jericho would have killed them, who 

saved their lives ? 

A. The harlot Rahab. 

9. What did Joshua say to the priests? 

A. Take up the ark of the covenant and pass over 
before the people. 
10. What happened when the feet of the priests touched the 
waters of Jordan ? 



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A. The waters of the river divided, and the 
children of Israel passed over on dry land. 

11. What did Joshua omse to be done to commemorate this 

wonderful passage over Jordan? 

A. He caused twelve stones to be set up in the 
channel of the Jordan, and taking twelve others 
out of the river, set them up at Gilgal. 

12. Where did they first keep the passover in the promised 

land ? 

A. At Gilgal, and from that time the manna 
ceased. 

13. Who appealed unto Joshua, near Jericho ? 

A. A man with a drawn sword in his hand. 

14. What did Joshua say unto him ? 

A. Art thou for us, or for our adversaries ? 

15. What answer was made to Joshua ? 

A. " Nay ; but as Captain of the hosts of the 
Lord am I now r come." 

16. Who was this ? 

A* Our Lord Jesus, leader of his Father's hosts. 

17. What city did the Lord command Joshua to destroy? 
A. Jericho. 

18. Why was this city to be destroyed ? 

A. On account of the great wickedness of its in- 
habitants. 

19. Who only of all its inhabitants were spared ? 
A. The harlot Rahab and her family. 

20. Why were they saved from death ? 

A. Because Rahab had hid the spies which Joshua 
sent up to Jericho. 

21. What lesson should this teach us ? 

A. That God always rewards those who are good 
to his people. 



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22. After Jericho was taken, what other city did they attack? 
A. The city of Ai. 

23. What happened at Ai ? 

A. The Israelites were smitten, and fled before 
their enemies. 

24. Why did God suffer this ? 

A. Because one of the Israelites had disobeyed 
the commands of God. 

25. What had ho done ? 

A. He had stolen and hid away some of the gold 
and fine garments found in Jericho. 

26. What was done with him? 

A. He was stoned to death, with all his family. 

27. What was his name ? 
A. Achan. 

28. Is it a small matter to disobey the commands of God ? 
A. It is a fearful matter, and brings the condem- 
nation of the Almighty; 



CHAPTER XXIX. 

TAKING OF AI GATHERING OF ISRAEL. 

Alter Achfin had been sroned, did the Israelites take Ai? 

A. They did; ibr God was with thorn. 

What was Joshua ? 

A. A mighty worrier. 

What was his character? 

A. He was bold and fearless, and a man of great 

faith. 
What event is recorded in proof of Jobkua's great faiik? 



A. He commanded the sun to stand still over 
Gibeon, aud the moon over the valley of Ajalon. 
5. Did they obey him ? 

A. They did ; for the Lord saw his faith, and 
caused them to obey. 
G. Is such faith pleasing to God ? 

A. It is; and "without faith it is impossible to 
please God." 

7. Unto which of the tribes of Israel had Moses given 

their inheritance ? 

A. To the tribes of Reuben , and Gad, with the 
half tribe of Manasseh. 

8. Where was the inheritance of these tribes ? 

A. Upon the east side of the river Jordan. 

9. Unto which of the tribes did Joshua appoint their in- 

heritances ? 

A. The tribes of Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, Dan, 
Ephraim, Issachar, Zebulon, Asher, Naphtali, 
and the half tribe of Manasseh. 

10. What inheritance had the tribe of Levi ? 

A. The Lord and his sacrifices, together with 
cities in which to dwell ; was the inheritance of 
Levi. 

11. We have learned from the Holy Scriptures the promisea 

Gci made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give this 
land to them and their seed after them; what hay^ 
we now learned ? 

A. That, true to his promise, God brought lite- 
ral Israel to the land of Palestine, and cause4 
the land to be given to them for an inheritance^ 

12. Will you tell me where the fact is briefly recprdecl? 

A. Josh gxi, 43, u And t-ho Lord- gavo u&to 



their fathers : and they possessed it and dwelt 
therein." 

After having divided the land, what strict injunction 
did Joshua give to all the people ? 

A. To keep the law, and turn not aside to the 

right hand, nor to the left. 
What was the promise if they obeyed the laws of God ? 
A. They should be blessed, and dwell in the land 

forever. 
What did Joshua tell them they knew ? 
A. That not one promise of good which the Lord 

had made them, had failed ; but all had come to 

pass, even as God had promised. 

What would be their punishment if they failed to keep 
the laws of God ? 

A. The Lord would bring upon them great evils, 
until they were destroyed from off the land. 

How faithful would the Lord be to bring these evils 
upon them ? 

A. Just as faithful as God had been to bestow 
upon them the good which he had promised, so 
surely would he bring upon them the evils he 
threatened, if they did not keep his laws. 

How old was Joshua at the time of his death ? 

A. One hundred and ten years old. 

After the death of Joshua, were there any of the people 

left who had known the mighty works which God 

had done for Israel ? 

A. There were \ and during the lifetime of those 
men, or elders of Israel, the people served the 
Lord. 

After their deaths, what did the people do ? 

A. They, in a great measure forgot God, and 



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entered into marriage with the heathen nations 
around them. 

21. Was this one of the things which God had forbidden? 
A. Yes; he had repeatedly forbidden it. 

22. Since we thus early see them disobeying God, what 

may we further look to see ? 

A. The threatened judgments of God sent upon 
them. 



CHAPTER XXX. 

RULE OF THE JUDGES— SAUL ANOINTED KING. 

What promise concerning their government, had God 
made to the children of Israel ? 

A. That he would be their king and lawgiver. 

What name was given to those persons who held the 
chief authority under God ? 

A. They were called judges. 

For how long a period was Israel governed by judges? 

A. About three hundred and thirty years. 

Was this office ever filled by a woman ? 

A. Yes ; by Deborah the prophetess, who led the 

armies of Israel, and obtained great victories 

over their enemies. 

How was Israel often punished for their sins against 

God ? 

A. They were conquered and held in bondage by 

the heathen nations around them. 
When they repented and humbled themselves, what did 

God do ? 

A. He raised up men to deliver them. 



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7. What was Samuel ? 

A. He was a prophet of God. and the last of the 
judges. 

8. How long had Samuel served the Lord ? 
A. From the time he was a child. 

9. What request did the people make of Samuel? 

A. They requested him to anoint them a king 
who should govern them, as the heathen nations 
around them were governed. 

10. How did this request effect Samuel ? 

A. It displeased him, and he was sorely grieved. 

11. When Samuel prayed unto the Lord in his trouble, 

what did God say to him ? 

A. " Hearken unto the voice of the people, for 
they have not rejected thee, but they have re- 
jected me, that I should not reign over them/ 7 

12. Before he should anoint a king, what did the Lord com- 

mand Samuel to tell the people ? 

A. All the evils and burdens which a king would 
bring upon them. 

13. What two important lessons may we here learn ? 

A. First, that when we reject those whom God 
appoints, we reject God himself; and second, 
God will never compel us to do right if we choose 
to do wrong ; but will punish us for doing wrong. 

1-1. After Samuel had told them all the evils of a king, did 
they still ask for one? 

A. They did. 

15. How long had Samuel judged Israel? 
A. About twenty-one years. 

16. W T hom did God command Samuel to anoint as king of 

Israel ? 
A. Saul, the son of Kish. 



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17. Of what tribe was Saul ? 

A. The tribe of Benjamin. 

18. After Samuel had anointed Saul, what is said of him? 
A. God gave Saul another heart, and all the signs 

which Samuel had given him, came to pass. 

19. When Saul met a company of prophets on his way, what 

took place ? 

A. The Spirit of God came upon him, and he 
prophesied among them. 

20. Is this then one of the effects of God's Spirit ? 
A. It must be. 

21. When the Lord gave of his Spirit to the seventy elders 

who were with Moses, what effect did it have? 

A. "When the Spirit rested upon them, they 
prophesied and did not cease." 

22. What did Samuel cause to be done? 

A. He caused all the tribes of Israel to be as- 
sembled, that he might proclaim Saul their king. 

23. When they could not find Saul, what did the Lord tell 

them ? 

A. That he had hid himself away from them. 

24. When they had found him, what did they cry ? 
A. " God save the kins;." 



CHAPTEE XXXI. 

SAUL'S REIGN — HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND DEATH. 

1. How long had Saul been king of Israel, when fee went 

up to tight against the Philistines at Gilgal ? 

A. About two years. 

2. After waiting some time for Samuel to come, what did 

Saul do ? 



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A. He offered sacrifices unto the Lord. 

3. Was this a great sin ? 

A. It was, for none but the priests Were allowed 
to offer sacrifice. 

4. Was Saul a priest? 
A. He was not. 

5. Bi;t he was a king ; might he not therefore offer burnt 

sacrifices ? 

A. No ; God never suffers any man to serve as 
his ministers, unless he appoints him. 

6. When Samuel came, what did he say to Saul ? 

A. Thou hast not kept the commandment of the 
Lord thy God. 

7. How did the Lord manifest his great displeasure ? 

A. By declaring to Saul, that for his sin his 
kingdom should be taken from him and given to 
another. 

8. What commandment did the Lord give to Saul, through 

Samuel? 

A. i: Go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy 
all that they have." 

9. When Samuel met Saul upon his return, what did Saul 

say? 
A. "I have performed the commandment of the 
Lord." 

10. How did Samuel answer him ? 

A. " What meanetli then this bleat in</ of the sheep 
in mine ears, and this loiomg of the oxen which I 
hearf 

11. What did Saul say ? 

A. "The people spared the best of the sheep and 
oxen to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God." 



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12. What did Samuel answer him? 

* A. " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt 
offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice 
of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better 

THAN SACRIFICE, AND TO HEARKEN THAN THE 
FAT OF RAMS." 

13. What did Saul ask of Samuel ? 

A. That he would pardon his sin, and turn again 
with him, that he might worship God. 

14. What did Samuel say ? 

A. I will not return with thee, for God hath re- 
jected thee. 

15. What is said of Saul at this time ? 

A. That the Spirit of the Lord departed from 
him, and an evil spirit, which was not of the 
Lord troubled him. 

16. When the Philistines gathered themselves together 

ag-iinst Israel after Samuel's death, to whom did 
Saul go for counsel ? 

A. To the witch of Endor. 

17. What answer did Saul obtain in regard to his fate? 
A. That the Lord would deliver Israel into the 

hands of the Philistines, and he with his sons 
should be slain. 

18. Did all this happen to Saul? 

A. It did ; his three sons were slain in Mount 
Gilboa, and Saul fell upon his own sword, thus 
ending his life. 

19. What was Saul's character when chosen king of Israel ? 
A. He was modest and diffident, desiring to avoid 

the honors the people sought to confer upon him. 



* Let this one answer be thoroughly understood, and impressed upon the 
scholar's mind. A more perfect illustration of our duty to God is not con- 
tained in the Holy Scriptures, 



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20. What did he afterwards become ? 

A. Very tyrannical and overbearing, 

21. What should this teach us ? 

A. The liability of those set in authority to be* 
come proud and vain ; trusting in their own 
strength and not in God's. 



CHAPTER XXXII. 

DAVID ANOINTED KING — REIGNS IN JERUSALEM. 

1. Where did the Lord send Samuel, after Saul's transgres- 

sions, to anoint a king? 

A. To Beth-lehem-Judah, to Jesse the Ephra- 
thite. 

2. When Jesse's oldest ^on was presented to him, what 

did Samuel say ? 

A. " Surely the Lord's anointed is before me." 

3. Why did Samuel say this? 

A. Because of his manly form and handsome face. 
i. What did the Lord say ? 

A. " Look not on his countenance nor the height 
of his stature, for I have refused him. 
o, Why did the Lord say he had refused him ? 

A. Because he looked not at the outward appear- 
ance, but at the heart. 

6. After seven of Jesse's sons had been refused, what did 

Samuel say ? 

A. Are here all thy children ? 

7. What did Jesse answer? 

A. u There remaineth the youngest, and he keep- 
elh the sheep." 



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•8, When the shepherd boy was brought, what did God say ? 

A. ■ " Arise, anoint him, for this is he." 
9; What was his name ? 

A. David. 

10. What had Samuel said to Saul concerning David? 

A. "The Lord hath sought him a man after his 
own heart." 

11. As champion of the armies of Israel, whom did David 

slay ? 

A. The giant Goliath, who for forty days had 
defied the whole army of Saul. 

12. When praise was rendered to David for this, how did 

Saul feel ? 

A. He was jealous of David, and hated him from 
that time. 

13. Who was the firm friend of David ? 

A. Jonathan the son of Saul, who many times 
saved David's life, when Saul would have killed 
him. 

14. How did David return this cruel treatment of Saul? 
A. Twice he spared Saul's life, when he might 

have slain him, and was always faithful in serv- 
ing him. 

15. After Saul's death, by whom was David proclaimed king? 
A. By the tribe of Judah lie was anointed in the 

30th year of his age, and reigned in Hebron 
seven years and six months. 

16. Between- whom did wars occur during this time ? 

A. Between the house of David and the house of 
Saul. 

17. "What was finally done ? 

A * After the immediate descendants of Saul were 



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slain, David was anointed king over all the 
tribes of Israel. 

18. Against what people did David go up to battle ? 

A. Against the Jebusites, and taking Jerusalem, 
made it the seat of his kingdom B. C. 1047 years. 

19. What other name did he give to Jerusalem ? 

A. He called it the city of David, and reigned 
there thirty-three years. 

20. What prophet of God lived during this time ? 
A. Nathan. 

21. When David told the prophet his intention to build a 

house in which to worship God, how did God answer 
through his prophet? 

A. That he would not suffer David to build it, 
for he was a man of blood. 

22. Whom did God say should build it? 

A. ;i Thy son whom I will set upon thy throne in 
thy room, he shall build an house unto my name." 

23. By constant wars where did David extend his kingdom ? 
A. To the utmost bounds of the land God had 

promised to the seed of Abraham. 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 

david's sin — its punishment— his death. 

With what had God blessed David ? 

A. With wisdom, riches, honor, and power to 

subdue his enemies. 
How long did these blessings continue? 
A. As long as David obeyed God. , 



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8. What very grievous sin did David commit ! 

A. He took to himself the wife of Uriah ; and 
then, by putting Uriah in the front of the battle, 
caused him to be slain. 

4. Whom did God send to reprove David ? 
A. The prophet Nathan. 

5. How did David answer the words of Nathan ? 

A. And David said unto Nathan. " I have sinned 
against the Lord." 

G. What difference do you notice in David and Saul, when 
reproved for sin ? 

A. David confessed his sin. Saul answered, " I 
have performed the commandment of the Lord." 

7. What was the result of this difference in their actions ? 
A. The kingdom was rent from Saul, but though 

God punished David severely for his sins, he 
yet established the kingdom upon him. 

8. What has God promised if we will confess and forsake 

our sins ? 

A. " He is faithful and just to forgive us our 
sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness/' 

9. What precious promise has God given us through his 

prophet Isaiah ? 

A. " Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall 
be white as snow ; though they be red like crim- 
son, they shall be as wool/' 

10. What calamities did Nathan say should come upon 

David ? 

A. ' ; The sword should never depart from his 
house, and out of his own house the Lord would 
raise up evil against him/' 

11. Wh© rebelled against David ? 
A. His son Absalom. 



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12. What trouble did he cause him '( 

A. He drove him from Jerusalem, and dis- 
graced his father before all the people. 

13. What other troubles came upon David? 

A. The death of the child born to him of Uriah's 
wife, and the murder of his son Amnon, by 
Absalom. 

14. In what did Absalom's rebellion end ? 

A. In his own defeat and death; but David 
mourned for him in great bitterness of spirit. 

15. What other great sin did David commit ? 

A. He numbered the people contrary to the com- 
mand of God. 

16. When the prophet was sent to rebuke him for this, what 

did God suffer David to choose ? 

A. Whether the Lord should send seven years 
of famine, whether David would flee three 
months before his enemies, or whether he would 
choose three days of pestilence in the land V* 

17. Which did David choose ? 

A. He chose the pestilence. 

18. Why did he choose the pestilence '? 

A. Because he preferred to fall into the hands of 
a merciful God, rather than into the hands of 
man. 

19. Was David's choice a wise one ? 

A. It was ; for if God was not more merciful than 
man, we would many times have been destroyed 
for our sins. 

20. After seventy thousand of the people had been destroy- 

ed, when the angel was about to smite Jerusalem, 
w T hat did God command? 

A, God commanded him to stay his hand, for 



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David had repented in sackcloth and ashes. 

21. What more had David done? 

A. He had entreated the Lord to spare the peo? 
pie, and let the punishment come upon him and 
his house. 

22. How old was David at the time of his death ? 
A. Seventy years, old. 

23. "What sublime writings has he left us ? 
A. His psalms. 

24. Did David write these by his own wisdom 1 

A. No ; God by his Spirit inspired him to write 
them. 

25. Of whom do the Psalms often speak ? 

A. Of Christ and his mission, his sufferings and 
death. 

26. Where was David buried ? 
A. In Jerusalem. 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 
Solomon's reign-— his wisdom and sins. 

Who succeeded David on his thcone ? 

A. Solomon, his son. 

What gift did Solomon ask of God ? 

A. The gift of wisdom. 

Was God pleased with this request of Solomon? 

A. He was; and added unto the gift of wisdom 

great riches and honor. 
With what king did Solomon form a friendly alliance ? 
A. With Hiram, kino: of Tyre. 



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5. With what did Mirain furnish Solomon V 

A. Cedars from Mount Lebanon, for the work of 
the temple. 

6. When was the foundation of this magnificent temple 

laid ? 

A. Ten hundred and twelve years before Christ, 
and four hundred and eighty years after the 
Israelites left Egypt. 

7. How long was- it in building ? 
A. Seven and a half years. 

8. When the temple was finished, who assembled at Jeru^- 

salem ? 

A. The elders of Israel, and all the chief men of 
the tribes. 

9. For what purpose did they come ? 

A. To bring the ark cf the covenant into the 
temple Solomon had built. 

10. What was in the ark ^vhen it was put in the temple? 
A. The tables of stone upon which God had 

written the commandments. 

11. When the ark had been placed in the temple, what 

took place ? 

A. The glory of the Lord filled the house, so that 
the priests could not stand to minister in the 
temple. 

12. What did God promise Solomon that day, if he would 

observe to keep all his laws ? 

A. U I will establish the throne of thy kingdom 
upon Israel forever, as I promised to David thy 

13. What fearful threatenings were made if Solomon, or 

hjs children, should forsake the Lord ? 

A. " Then will I cut off Israel out of the land 



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which I have given them ; and this house will 
I cast out of my sight." 

14. What should Israel become among att people ? 

A. They should become an astonishment, a by- 
word and a proverb. 

15. Who came from a great distance to hear the wisdom of 

Solomon ? 

A. The Queen of Sheba, 

16. When she saw the splendor in which he lived, and 

heard his wisdom, what did she say ? 

A. That the half of his wisdom and glory had 
not been told her. 

17. Did Solomon serve God all his life ? 

A. No ; he became a miserable idolater. 

18. What brought Solomon to this ? 

A. His sinful love of wicked women. 

19. Was it pleasing to God for David and Solomon to have 

more than one wife ? 

A. No; it was an abomination in the sight of 
God. 

20. How do we know it was ? 

A. The Lord, by the prophet Jacob, in the Book 
of Mormon, tells us that it w T as. 

21. How else do we know it? 

A. By the teachings of thy Holy Scriptures, and 
by the direct commands of God to his church in 
this day. 

22. When God had finished his creations, what did he pro* 

nounce them ? 
A. Very good. 

23. Did God intend that a man should have more than one 

wife at a time ? 

A, He did not; for he made only one for Adam. 



24. Who was the first man the Holy Scriptures tells us of, 

that had more than one wife ? 

A. Lamech, a descendant of Cain, and by his 
own confession a murderer. 

25. With whom had Lamech entered into a covenant? 

A. With Satan, and Satan must have taught 
him this satanic doctrine. 

26. What alone would prove it to be of the devil, if God 

had not said it was ? 

A. The many evils resulting from it; for " A 
good tree cannot bring forth corrupt fruit." 



GHAPTEE XXXY. 

SOLOMON DIES — THE KINGDOM DIVIDED. 

How long did Solomon reign ? 

A. Forty years," when he died and was buried in 
Jerusalem. 

Who succeeded Solomon ? 

A. His son Rehoboam. 

What did the people ask of Rehoboam ? 

A. That he would lighten the burdens Solomon 
had put upon them. 

How did he answer this just request? 

A. My father made your yoke heavy, I will add 
to it ; he chastised you with whips, I will chas- 
tise you w T ith scorpions. 

What was the result of this arrogant conduct of Reho- 
boam ? 

A The ten tribes revolted from him and made 
Jeroboam king, thus beginning the kingdom of 
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6. What tribes remained with Rehoboam ? 

A. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which 
from that time constituted the kingdom of Judah. 

7. What followed this calamitous event ? 

A. Almost constant wars and bloodshed between 
the two kingdoms. 

8. By whom were both kingdoms distressed ? 

A. By the heathen nations surrounding them. 

9. Which of the ten tribes of Israel were first taken captive? 
A. The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half 

tribe of Manasseh. 

10. Who was king of Israel when these tribes were taken 

captive ? 

A. Pekah. 

11. In whose reign were the remaining tribes of the king- 

dom of Israel taken captives ? 

A. In the reign of Hoshea. 

12. To what country were they all carried ? 
A. To the kingdom of Assyria. 

13. What more do we know of the ten tribes of Israel ? 

A. Nothing, except that they went into the 
" North Country," and many years afterwards 
the Lord, through the prophet Jeremiah, speaks 
of them. 

14. What does Jeremiah say concerning Israel ? 

A. " The Lord said unto me, The backsliding 
Israel hath justified herself more than treacher- 
ous Judah." 

15. How long was this after they had been carried away? 
A. Above one hundred years. 

16. What would we infer from this ? 

A. That they had repented of their idolatries and 



turned to the Lord. 

17. How are these tribes always spoken of? 
A. As the " Lost Tribes/' 

18. How long was it from the time of their going down into 

Egypt, to the time when the ten tribes set up their 
own government ? 

A. Seven hundred and twelve years. 

19. How long after this event before the lost tribes were 

carried away ? 

A. Two hundred and fifty-four years. 

20. What became of the kingdom of Judah ? 

A. It continued to exist, under various kings, 
until the birth of Christ. 

21. What was it at the time our Savior was born ? 

A. A dependency of the Roman government. 

22. What were all these events fulfillments of? 

A. The threatenings which God had uttered 
against them for their failing to keep his laws. 

23. Are there yet any promises God made them unfulfilled ? 
A. There are ; many great and glorious promises, 

which will surely be fulfilled. 

24. What are some of the promises ? 

A. That they shall be restored to their own land, 
Jerusalem shall be rebuilt, and they shall be 
one nation again. 



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CHAPTER XXXVI. 

THE PROPHETS — ELIJAH. 

1. Can you tell me the names of some of the prophets who 

lived before the birth of Christ ? 

A. Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, 
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jonah, and many others. 

2. How were these holy men of God treated by the people. 
A. They were persecuted by them, and their 

teachings rejected. 

3. How did the people feel towards them, after they were 

dead? 

A. They seemed to feel great respect for them. 
•1. How did they show this respect ? 

A. By beautifying, or garnishing their tombs. 

5. Do you not think there was a better way to have shown 

their respect ? 

A. Yes, there was ; by obeying their teachings. 

6. Did they do this? 

A. They did not, but hardened their hearts 
against them. 

7. How long before Christ, did Elijah live? 
A. About nine hundred and ten years. 

8. Who was king of Israel at this time ? 
A. The wicked Ahab. 

9. What happened in Elijah's time ? 

A. A grievous famine, which lasted three years 
and six months. ■ 

10. In answer to whose prayer did God, during all this 

time, withhold rain ? 

A. The prayer of Elijah ? 

11. How wa3 Elijah fed while the famine lasted ? 
A^ God scat his icxxi by ravens 



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12. What great miracle did Elijah perform, for the widow 

woman in the land of Zidon ? 

A. He raised her son from the dead. 

13. When the people repented of their sins, what did God 

do? 

A. He heard the prayer of Elijah, and sent rain 
upon the land. 

14. What was the great sin of the people ? 
A. Idolatry. 

15. What was the name of their great idol ? 
A. Baal. 

16. Where did Elijah cause all Israel to be assembled ? 
A. At Mount Carniel. 

17. Who were assembled there with them ? 

A. Four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and 
four hundred prophets of the groves. 

18. What did Elijah cause to be done ? 

A. He caused two bullocks to be brought and 
slain, and laid one upon the altar of Baal, and 
the other upon the altar of God. 

19. What did ue say to the people ? 

A. Put no fire under the sacrifice, but the God 
that answers by fire, let him be God. And all 
the people said, it is well spoken. 

20. How long did the prophets of Baal call upon tbeir God ? 
A. From morning until the time of the evening 

sacrifice. 

21. When they could get no answer what did they do ? 

A. They cried aloud, and cut themselves with 
knives, and leaped upon the altar. 

22. What did Elijah say to them ? 

A. Cry aloud ; your god is talking, or he is on a 



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journey , or perhaps he is sleeping and must be 
waked. 
23. What did Elijah now command the people to do ? 

A. To come near unto him ; and he repaired the 
altar of the Lord, which had been broken down. 



CHAPTER XXXVII. 

ELIJAH TRANSLATED— THE PROPHET ELISHA. 

When Elijah had repaired the altar, and laid the sacri- 
fice upon it, what did he cause to be done ? 

A. He caused twelve barrels of water to be poured 

upon the sacrifice and upon the altar. 
What prayer did he then offer to God? 
A. " Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, 

let it be known this day that thou art God." 
How did God answer his prayer ? 
A. The fire of the Lord fell and consumed the 

sacrifice, together with the water and the very 

stones of the altar. 
What did the people then say ? 
A. The Lord, he is God. 

What did Elijah cause to be done to the priests of Baal ? 
A. He caused them to be taken and slain. 
Did Elijah die ? 
A. He did not, God took him from the earth in 

a chariot of fire. 
Was not the spectacle of Elijah's faith, in the presence 

of so many wicked idolaters, sublime ? 
A. It was. 



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8. Before Elijah was taken from the earth, upon, whom 

did he cast his mantle ? 

A. Upon the prophet Elisha. 

9. What request did Eiisha make of him ? 

A. That he might have a double portion of his 
spirit. 

10. What did Elijah promise ? 

A. That if he saw him. when he was taken up, 
he should have what he desired. 

11. Did he see Elijah as he left the earth ? 

A. He did. 

12. What beautiful language did Elisha use ? 

A. " My father, my father, the chariot of Israel 
and the horsemen thereof!" 

13. Do the Holy Scriptures abound in such beautiful pas- 

sages ? 

A. They do. 

14. What may we learn from this, as well as from all the 

works of God ? 

A. That God loves ail things grand and beautiful. 

15. Mow long before Christ did Elisha live ? 

A. Eight hundred and thirty-eight years. 

16. Who was king of Israel in the days of Elisha ? 
A. Jehoram. 

17. Who was Naaman ? 

A. He was a Syrian captain. 

18. With what disease was Naaman afflicted ? 
A. Leprosy. 

19. Who told him of the prophet Elisha ? 

A. A little girl of Israel, whom the Syrians 
had taken captive. 
19. When Naaman went up to Israel, with a letter from the 



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king of Syria to king Jehorara, what did Jehoram 
say ? 
A. " Am I God, that he sends to me to recover 
this man of leprosy ?" 

20. Why did the king speak in this way ? 

A. Because the leprosy was a dreadful disease, 
and one which was seldom cured, and he thought 
the king of Syria was seeking a quarrel with 
him. 

21. When Elisha heard of this, what word did he send to 

king Jehoram? 

A. " Let him come now to me, and he shall know 
that there is a prophet in Israel." 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

NAAMAN HEALED — ELISHA'S DEATH-— -JONAH. 

1. When Naaman came to Elisha's house, what command- 

ment with promise did the prophet give him ? 

A. " Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and 
thou shalt be clean. n 

2. How was Naaman affected by this ? 

A. He was very wroth, for he expected the proph- 
et to come out to his chariot and show him great 
respect. 
0. What did Naaman's servant say to him? 

A. " My father, if the prophet had bid thee do 
some great thing, wouldst thou not have done 
it?" 
4. Did Naaman hearken to his servant? 
A. He did, and obeyed the prophet-, 



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♦3. Was lie cured oi' his dreadful disease X 

A. He was, his flesh came white and pure as a 
little child's. 

6. Were the rivers of Jordan any better than the rivers of 

Damascus ? 

A. They were not. 

7. In what then did the virtue consist ? 

A. In Naarnan's obeying the command of God, 
given through his prophet. 

8. What great lesson to guide us in our duty towards God 

may we learn from this ? 

A. It is the right of God to command, and our 
dutv to obey. 

9. Who was Gehazi : 

A. The servant oi' Elisha. 

10. When Elisha had refused the rich presents offered him 

by Naaman, what did Gehazi do? 

A. He followed after Naaman as he departed, 
and by falsehood obtained the presents the 
prophet had refused. 

11. When he returned what did Elisha say to him ? 
A. Whence contest thou, Gehazi ? 

12. When Gehazi denied what he had done, what did Elisha 

say to him V 

A. The leprosy of Naaman shall cleave unto thee 
and unto thy seed forever. And he went out of 
his presence a leper white as snow. 
\u. Who was kiug of Israel when Elisha died? 

A. Joash. 
14. What took place upon one occasion, when they cast the 
body of a dead man into the tomb of Eiisha ? 

A. As soon as the body touched tho boises of 
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15. After Elisha, what prophet did God raise up ? 
A. The prophet Jonah. 

16. To what great city was Jonah sent, to warn the inhab- 

itants of destruction ? 

A. To Nineveh. 

17. Was Jonah willing to carry the message of God to the 

inhabitants of Nineveh ? 

A. He wa&not, but attempted to flee away in a 
ship to another city. 

18. When God sent a dreadful storm, so that the ship was 

" about to sink, what did Jonah tell the sailors to do ? 

A. To east him overboard, and the storm would 
cease. 

19. Were they willing to do this? 

A. They were not. but at last to save their own 
lives they consented. 

20. What became of Jonah ? 

A. The Lord prepared a great fish, which swal- 
lowed him. 

21. Did Jonah then repent of his disobedience ? 

A. He did, and after being three days and three 
nights in this strange prison, the fish cast him 
up on dry land. 

22. Where did Jonah theu go? 

A. He went to Nineveh, and warned the inhabi- 
tants of the destruction that God was going to 
send upon them. 

23. How did the people receive this warning ? 

A. They believed the words of Jonah, and re- 
pented ; covering both men and beasts in sack- 
cloth, fasting before the Lord. 

When the Lord saw their ; hto them ? 

k- B> did. 



2-5. Of whom was the prophet Jonah a type '.' 

A, Of Christ. 
26 What are the words of our Savior in connection with 
this? 

A. " As Jonah was three days and three nights 
in the whale's belly : so shall the Son of man be 
three days and three nights in the heart of the 
earth." 
27. Whom did he say should rise in judgment against the 
wicked men of his day ! 

A. The men of Nineveh, because they repented 
at the preaching of Jonah, but though he was 
greater than Jonah, the Jews rejected him and 
his words. 



CHAPTER XXXIX 

THE PROPHET ISAIAH. 

1. What prophets followed Jonah ? 
A. Amos and Hosea. 

2. What other great prophet lived at this time ? 
A. Isaiah. 

3. Who was king of Judah in Isaiah's day ? 
A. Uzziah. 

4. What other prophet was in Judah at this time ? 
A. The prophet Joel. 

5. How long before Christ did Isaiah prophecy ? 
A. Seven hundred years. 

6. Against what countries did he predict judgments ? 

A. Against Moab. Syria. Egypt, and the king- 
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7. What did he foretell concerning Jerusalem ? 

A. That the city would be destroyed, and the in- 
habitants taken captives to Babylon. 

8. What diet he foretell concerning Babylon and Nineveh ? 
A. That they should become heaps of ruins. 

9. Whafeise did Isaiah foretell? ?ft\ 

A. The re-establishment of the church of God in 
the last days, and the sending forth of hunters 
and fishers to gather up the people of (rod. 

10. In what country was this great event to take place? 
A. In America. (See Isa. xviii. chap.) 

11. Under what symbol is the gospel here represented? 

A The symbol of an ensign, lifted up on the 
mountains. 

12. When did this prophecy begin to be fulfilled ? 

A. When the elders of the Church of Jesus 
Christ of Latter Day Saints, were sent forth to 
preach the fulness of the gospel to the inhabi- 
tants of the earth. 
IB* Are there any of Isaiah's pro'phecies yet unfulfilled? 

A. There are, for he prophesied many things 
coneerning his people in the last days. 

14. What were some of his prophecie3 concerning them? 
A. Their Babylonish captivity, their return to 

Jerusalem, their subsequent dispersion, and again 
being gathered to their own land. 

15. Were they led into captivity ? 

A. They were, and were in Babylon seventy years. 

16. After their return from Babylon, were they dispersed? 

A. They were. 

17. When did this dispersion take place? 

A. At the destruction of Jerusalem^ about seventy 



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years after the birth of Christ, 
18. . How many of the Jews perished at that time ? 

A. About one million one hundred thousand, and 
about ninety-seven thousand were taken captive. 

19. Have they ever, since that time, been gathered to their 

own land ? 

A. They have not, but are now beginning to 
return. 

20. What prophecy does the Book of Mormon contain, re- 

specting the return of the Jews to Palestine? 

A. The prophet there declares, That shortly after 
the coming forth of that book, the Jews would 
begin to return to the land of their fathers. 

21. Is that prophecy how being fulfilled ? 
A. It is. 

22. When the book was first published, what did the people 

say respecting this prophecy ? 

A. That it would condemn the book, for the Jews 
would never return to Palestine. 

23. What news is now coming in from every quarter ? 

A. News that the Jews are every where making 
preparations to return to Palestine j also, that 
many have gone there already. 

24. Instead then, of this prophecy proving the Book of 

Mormon false, what does it prove ? 

A. It is one strong proof of its truth, and the 
divinity of its origin. 

25. W T hat is Isaiah called ? 

A. The " Evangelical Prophet," 

26. Why is he called by this name ? 

A. Because he has written so much respecting 
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CHAPTER XL, 

JEREMIAH, EZEKIEL, DANIEL. 

1. What is the meaning of the name Jeremiah ? 
A. The exaltation of the Lord. 

2. In whose reign did this prophet live ? 
A. In the reign of king Jehoiakim. 

3. Where was Jeremiah when Jerusalem was taken ? 
A. In prison. 

4. What did king Nebuchadnezzar offer him ? 
A. A home in Babylon. 

5. Did Jeremiah accept his offer ? 

A. No, he preferred to suffer with his own people 1 . 

6. To what country was he afterwards taken ? 
A. To Egypt. 

7. How long before Christ was this ? 

A, About five hundred and eighty-six years. 

8. What great prophet did the king of Babylon take home 

with him ? 

A. Ezekiel. 

9. What is Ezekiel called ? 

A. The "Seer of Vision. f 

10. How long before Christ was he taken to Babylon ? 
A. Five hundred and eighty-six years. 

1 1. What other prophet lived at the same time with Ezekiel ? 

A. The bold and fearless Daniel. 

12. From what family was Daniel descended ? 
A. The royal family of David. 

13. How old was he when taken to Babylon ? 
A. He was but a youth. 

14. Who were the companions of Daniel's captivity ? 



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A. Three other princes of Judah, Hananiah,< 
Michael j and Azariah. 

15. Where were Daniel and these Hebrew youths educated ? 
A. At the court of the king of Babylon. 

16. How did Daniel obtain favor with the king ? 

A. God gave him wisdom to interpret the king's 
dreams. 

17. What did he do besides interpreting the dreams ? . 

A. He told them to the king, who himself had 
forgotten them. 

18. To what offices of honor did the king promote Daniel 

and his companions ? 

A. He made Daniel ruler over the whole prov- 
ince of Babylon, and his companions were placed 
as officers under him. 

19. What did this king and his subjects worship ? 
A. They worshipped idols. 

20. To what severe trial was the faith of Daniel's compan- 

ions put ? 

A. They were commanded to bow down to an 
image the king had set up ; or to be cast into a 
burning fiery furnace, j 

21. When they refused to worship the image, and were cast 

alive into the furnace, how was the power of God 
displayed ? 

A. They walked in the midst of the fire, and re- 
ceived no harm. 

22. When the king looked to have seen them consumed, 

what did he see ? 

A. He saw four men walking in the midst of the 
fire. 

23. What did he say of the form of the fourth ? 

A. " The form of the fourth is like the Son ot 
God/' 



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24. When the king saw this, what did he say to these faith* 

ful Hebrews ? 

A. Ye servants of the most high God, come forth 
and come hither. 

25. What did the king say of their deliverance ? 

A. " There is no other god which can deliver 
after this sort." 

26. What decree did the king pass ? 

A. That any one who should speak a word against 
the God of the Hebrews, should he cut in pieces 
and their houses destroyed. 



CHAPTER XLI. 

^THE PROPHET DANIEL CONTINUED. 

1. When the king of Babylon exalted himself against God, 

and cruelly oppressed the Jews, what judgment did 
God send upon him ? 

A. He was deprived of his reason, and wandered 
for seven years in the fields, eating grass like 
an ox. 

2. How long did he live after his reason and his kingdom 

were restored to him ? 

A. But a few months. 

3. After the son of Nebuchadnezzar had been murdered, 

Who ascended the throne of Babylon ? 

A. His grandson, Belshazzar. 

4. What did this impious monarch do ? 

A. He made a feast for the nobles of his king- 
dom, and ordered the sacred vessels of the tem- 
ple of God to be brought into their drunken 



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revel, that his nobles might drink wine out of 
them. 

5. How came these sacred vessels in Babylon ? 

A. They were taken there by his grandfather, 
when he robbed the temple at Jerusalem. 

6. What took place while they were still eating and 

drinking ? 

A. A hand came forth and wrote upon the wall, 
in sight of the king and all his nobles. 

7. When the king in his terror called upon the wise men 

of Babylon, and they could not interpret the writing, 
for whom did he send ? 

A. He sent for Daniel. 

8. What did Daniel tell him the writiDg meant ? 

A. That for his sins God had resolved to take his 
kingdom and save it to the Medes and Persians. 

9. What took place that very night ? 

A. Cyrus, a Persian prince, led his troops into 
Babylon, took the city, and put Belshazzar to 
death. 

10. What remarkable circumstance in regard to Cyrus may 

we notice in the Holy Scriptures ? 

A. The Lord called him by his name, more than 
one hundred years before he was born. 

11. "What did the Lord say he would do for Cyrus? 

A. He would hold his hands to subdue nations 
before him. 

12. What did he say of Cyrus ? 

A. " He shall perform all my pleasure : even 
saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; and 
to the temple. Thy foundation shall be laid." 

13. What edict did Cyrus cause to be published in the first 

year of his rei&n ? 



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A. " The Lord of heaven hath given me all the 
kingdoms of the earth, and hath charged me to 
build him a house at Jerusalem in Judea." 

14. What did Cyrus restore to the Jews ? 

A. All the vessels of the house of God : and con- 
tributed from his own treasury money for re- 
building the temple, giving the Jews liberty to 
return to their own land. 

15. How did king Dairus honor Daniel ? 

A. He made him first ruler over all the provin- 
ces of Babylon. 

16. When this honor excited the envy of the nobles of Da- 

rius, what law did they prevail upon him to pass? 

A. That whoever should, for thirty days, ask any 
favor of either God or man, save of Darius only, 
should be cast into a den of lions. 

17. Why had these wicked men done this ? 

A. They knew that Daniel would pray to God, 
and so they would be able to accuse him, and 
have him put to death. 

18. How often did Daniel kneel to pray to God ? 

A. Three times each day before his open window, 
with his face toward Jerusalem. 

19. When they brought Daniel before the king, how was 

the king affected ? 

A. He was filled with sorrow, and labored all day 
to free Daniel, but could not. 

20. When they cast Daniel into the den of lions, what did 

the king say to him ? 

A. u Thy God, whom thou servest continually, 
he will deliver thee." 

21. After the king had spent the night without eating or 

sleeping, what did he do very early in the morning ? 



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A. He went to the den of lions and calling upon 
Daniel, asked if his God had been able to deliver 
him ? 

22. What answer did Daniel make the king ? 

A. " My God hath sent his angels and hath shut 
the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me/' 

23. When the king, with great joy, had taken Daniel out 

of the den ; whom did he cause to be cast in ? 

A. The wicked men who had accused Daniel, 
and the lions tore them in pieces as soon as they 
touched the bottom of their den. 

24. What did God make known to Daniel, in visions ? 

A. He revealed to him the history of the world, 
until the end of time. 

25. Where are these visions recorded ? 
A. In the book of Daniel, 

26. What should the history of Daniel teach us ? 

A. Though suffering, on accounnt of the sins of 
others, by being carried into captivity ; yet God 
rewarded his own faithfulness to him ; and gave 
him the love and honor of heathen kings, who 
knew not the God of Daniel. 



CHAPTER XLII. 

THE JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM — REBUILD THE 
TEMPLE. 

1. After the decree was sent forth by Cyrus, for the Jews 
to return and build the temple ; who took up the 
first colony ? 

A. Zerubbabel was captain, and Joshua high 
priest. 



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2. Who went up after this ? 

A. Ezra, a distinguished priest and leader of the 
Jewish people. 

3. What king gave Ezra permission to go up to Jerusalem? 
A. Artaxerxes, who lived about four hundred 

and fifty-seven years before Christ. 

4. How long was this after the first colony went up ? 
A. About eighty years. 

5. Who went up with Ezra ? 

A. A large company of Jews, with priests and 
Levites. 

6. Who was Nehemiah ? 

A. He was a Jew, born in Babylon during the 
captivity, and cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. 

7. When made governor of Judea by the king, what re- 

„ quest did he make ? 

A. To be permitted to go up to Jerusalem, and 
build the walls of the city. 

8. How long was this after Ezra had gone up ? 

A. About thirteen years. V 

9. How long did Nehemiah govern Judea ? 
A. About twelve years. 

10. Who opposed Nehemiah, in his work of rebuilding the 

walls of Jerusalem ? 

A. The Samaritans. 

11. Who were the Samaritans ? 

A. They were the people whom the king of As- 
syria had caused to settle the lands formerly 
occupied by the ten tribes. 

12. What services did Ezra cause to be reestablished ? 
A. The services of the temple. 

13. What did he do in regard to the Sabbath ? 



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A. He caused it to be kept holy. 

14. What prophets had predicted the return of the Jews 

from their captivity in Babylon ? 

A. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and many others. 

15. What peculiarity may we observe in regard to the Jews, 

as a people ? 

A. Their great love for the land of their fathers. 

1G. Have we seen the blessings for obedience, as well as 
the judgments for disobedience, with which God 
threatened them, come upon them ? 

A. We have. 

17. What promise does God give to the seed of Abraham, 

through the mouth of his prophet Jeremiah? 

xV. " For lo, the days come saith the Lord, that 
I Will bring again the captivity of my people 
Israel and Judah, saith the Lord." 

18. Unto what land does the Lord say they shall return? 
A. "I will cause them to return to the land that 

I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it." 

19. What land had God given to their fathers ? 
A. The land of Palestine. 

20. Was this prophecy of Jeremiah fulfilled, when the Jews 

returned from Babylon ? 

A. It was not, for only the tribes of Judah and 
Benjamin were in Babylon, whereas the Lord 
declares he will bring again the captivity of 
Israel and Judah. 

21. What shall Israel and Judah then become ? 
A. They shall become one nation again. 

22. When the children of Israel wished to confirm their 

words with great impressiveness, what were they in 

the habit of saying ? 

A. The Lord liveth which brought up the child- 



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ren of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 

23. What saying does the Lord declare shall take the place 

of this, when he shall restore their- captivity ? 

A. The Lord liveth that brought up the children 
of Israel from the land of the north, and from 
all the lands whither he had driven them. 

24. How doe? the Lord say he will accomplish this great 

work ? 

A. I will send for many fishers saith the Lord, 
and they shall fish them ; and after will I send 
for many hunters and they shall hunt them from 
every mountain, and from every hill, and out of 
the holes of the rocks. 

25. What does God say concerning his knowledge of them ? 
A. For mine eyes are upon all their ways, and 

they are not hid from my face. 



CHAPTER XLIII. 

JOHN THE BAPTIST. 

Who was Zacharias ? 

A. He was a priest of the course of Abiah, and 
his wife Elizabeth was of the daughters of Aaron. 

What is said of them ? 

A. They were both righteous before God, walk- 
ing in all the commandments and ordinances of 
the Lord blameless. 

Who appeared unto Zacharias, as he ministered in the 
temple ? 

A. The angel Gabriel. 

What promise did the angel make Zacharias ? 



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A. That his wife Elizabeth should bear him a 
son, whom they should call John. 

5. What did the angel say concerning the mission of John ? 
A. Many shall rejoice at his birth ; and many of 

the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord 
their Grod. 

6. Whose way was John to prepare ? 

A. " He shall go before the Lord in the spirit 
and power of Elias. to turn the hearts of the 
fathers to the children , and the disobedient to 
the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people 
prepared for the Lord/' 

7. What prophets had foretold the mission of John the 

Baptist ? 

A. Isaiah and Malachi ; lsa. xl. 3 ; Mai. iv. 5. 

8. How was John called to his ministry ? 

A. ; - The word of God came unto John, the 
son of Zacharias, in the wilderness." 
0. What did John preach ? 

A. " The baptism of repentance, for the remis- 
sion of sins/' 

10. What did John say concerning him who should come 

after him ? 

A. "There cometh one mightier than I, the 
latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to un- 
loose/' 

11. With what should he baptize them '.' 

A. With the Holy Ghost and with lire. 

12. Whom did John baptize ? 

A. All who having repented of their sins, de- 
rnanded baptism of him. 

13. By w^om was John cast into prison ? 



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A. By Herod. 

14. What crime had John committed ? 

A. No crime; but Herod was angry because 
John bad reproved him for his sins, especially 
for taking the wife of his brother Philip. 

15. While John was in prison, what did he do ? 

A. He sent two of his disciples to Jesus, saying, 
" Art thou he that should come, or look we for 
another V 
T6. What answer did Jesus send to John ? 

A. " Tell John what things ye have seen and 
heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, 
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead 
are raised, and to the poor the gospel is preached. " 

17. As John was sent to prepare the way of Christ and 

bore witness of him ; why should he send to ask the 
question of our Savior ? 

A. Being in great trouble his mind became dark- 
ened, and his faith failing him, he sent to Jesus 
that he might be strengthened. 

18. What should this circumstance teach us ? 

A. That the best and greatest of men, have their 
trials and doubts. 

19. What does God promise concerning these trials ? 

A. That he will not suffer us to be tempted above 
what we are able to endure. 

20. What testimony did our Savior bear of John ? 

A. u Among those who are born of women, there 
is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; 
but he who is least in the kingdom of God is 

" greater than he." 

21. Whom had John said was greater, or mightier, than he ? 
A. Our Savior. 



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22. In what sense was our Savior least ? 

A. He said to his disciples, '•' I am among you as 
him that serveth." 

23. What did he say to them at another time ? 

A. u He that is greatest among yon, shall be your 
servant." 

24. Who then is it probable our Savior meant was greater 

than John ? 

A. Himself. 

25. By whose order was John beheaded ? 

A. By the order of Herod, who caused it to be 
done to please his wicked wife Herodias. 

26. In what year was John beheaded ? 
A. A. D. Thirty-two. 



CHAPTER XLIV. 

CHRIST THE SAVIOR HIS BIRTH. 

Unto whom was the promise of a Savior first given ? 

A. Unto Adam and Eve m the garden of Eden. 

What promise did the Lord give to Moses concerning 
him? 

A. *I will raise them up a prophet from among 
their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my 
words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto 
them all that I command him." 

Over how long a period do tire prophecies respecting 
Christ extend ? 

A. Over four thousand years. 

Who was the first prophet that foretold Christ's coming ? 

A. The prophet Enoch ? 



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5. How long was this before lie came ? 

A. More than three thousand years. 

6. Who wrote of him last ? 

A. The prophet Malachi, about four hundred and 
twenty years before his birth. 

7. Where was our Savior born? 
A. In Bethlehem of Judea. 

8. Who at this time appeared unto the shepherds? 
A. An angel of God. 

9. What announcement did the angel make to them ? 

A. " Unto you is born this day, in the city of 
David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." 

10. When a multitude of the heavenly host had joined the 

angels, what did they say ? 

A. " Glory to God in the highest; and on earth, 
peace ; good will to men." 

11. When the shepherds had seen Jesus, what did they do? 
A. They "made known abroad the things which 

the angel had told them concerning the child. 

12. Who came from the east to Jerusalem ? 

A. Wise men, who inquired, "Where is the 
child that is born, the Messiah of the Jews ?" 

18. When Herod demanded of the chief priests and scribes 
where Christ should be born, what did they answer 
him? 

A. They said unto him. It is written by the 
prophets, that he should be born in Bethlehem 
of Judea. 

14. What did Herod say to the wise men ? 

A. Search diligently, and when ye have found 
the child, bring me word. 

15. What guided the wise men to our Savior ? 



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A. The star which they had seen in the east, 
went before them, until it stood over where the 
Savior was. 

16. When they saw the young child, what did they do ? 
A* They worshipped him, and presented to him 

costly gifts. 

17. Did they return to Herod ? 

A. No; God warned them of Herod's wicked 
designs, and they went to their own country 
another way." 

18. What cruel act did Herod commit ? 

A. He caused all the children in Bethlehem and 
its coast, under two years of age, to be slain. 

19. Where had Joseph and Mary gone with Jesus ? 

A. Into the land of Egypt, where they remained 
until after the death of Herod. 

20. What was the age of Christ when he disputed with the 

Doctors in the temple ? 

A. Twelve years old. 

21. Of whose lineage was our Savior, according to the flesh ? 
A. The lineage of David. 

22. What did the angel Gabriel say to Mary, before his 

birth ? 

A. The Lord God shall give unto him the throne 
of his father David. And he shall reign over 
the house of Jacob forever ; and of his kingdom 
there shall be no end. 

23. What does Jeremiah call him ? 

A. fl THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." 
Jeremiah xxiii. 5, 6. 



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CHAPTER XLV. 

CHRIST ENTERS UPON HIS MINISTRY — TESTIMONIES 
CONCERNING HIM. 

1. At what age did our Savior enter upon his public min- 

istry ? 

A. When he was thirty years old. 

2. Before beginning his ministry, what did he do ? 

A. He demanded baptism at the hands of John. 

3. What did John say to him ? 

A. " I have need to be baptized of thee, and 
comest thou to me V 9 

4. What answer did Jesus give John ? 

A. "Suffer me to be baptized of thee, for thus it 
beeometh us to fulfill all righteousness." 

5. What did John then do ? 

A. " He went down into the water and baptized 
him." 

6. After his baptism, where did the Spirit lead him ? 
A. Into the wilderness, to be with God. 

7. After he had communed with God forty days and forty 

nights, who came to tempt him ? 

A. Satan. 

8. From that time what did Jesus begin to do ? 

^ A. " He began to preach and to say, Repent, for 
the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 

9. What testimony did Simeon bear of Christ ? 

A. " Behold this child is set for the fall and ri- 
sing again of many in Israel." 
10. What else did Simeon say of Christ ? 

A. He was " A light to lighten the Gentiles, and 
the glory of thy people Israel." 



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11. What record did John bear of Christ ? 

A. " I saw and bear record that this is the Son 
of God." 

12. What was Nathaniel's testimony ? 

A. " Thou art the Son of God ; thou art the king 
of Israel." 

13. What was Jesus' testimony of himself"? 
A. "I and my Father are one." 

14. What was the testimony of the Father ? 

A. " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 

WELL PLEASED, HEAR YE HIM." 

15. Besides all these testimonies, how did Christ prove 

himself to be the Son of God ? 

A. By obedience to his Father's commands, and 
by doing the works his Father gave him to do. 

16. What relation did Christ have to the law of Moses ? 

A. He came not to destroy the law, but to fulfill 
the law. 

17. For what purpose does Jesus say his works were done ? 
A. " That the scriptures of the prophets might 

be fulfilled." 

18. *How long did our Savior travel and preach the gospel? 

A. During three years. 

19. In what manner did he teach ? 

A. He taught as one having authority, and not 
as the scribes. 

20. Were his words acceptable to the scribes and Pharisees ? 
A. They were not, for he boldly reproved them 

of their sins, and called them hypocrites. 

21. How was he received by the common people ? 

A. They heard him gladly, and many of them 
became his disciples. 



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22. Who were the bitterest enemies of our Savior ? 

A. The scribes, Pharisees, and rulers of the Jews. 

23. For whom did these men profess the greatest respect ? 
A. For Moses and the law. 

24. What did Christ say to them, in regard to Moses ? 

A. "Had ye believed Moses, ye would have be- 
lieved me, for he wrote of ine." 

25. What was the general character of these men? 

A. They were self righteous, loving the praise of 
men more than the praise of God. 
20. What has our study of God's word thus far shown us ? 
A. That God's faithful ministers are always per- 
secuted by the wicked and the self righteous. 
27. Which class are always most bitter in their hate ? 
A. The self righteous. 



CHAPTER XLVI. 

AUTHORITY OF CHRIST'S DOCTRINES — -HIS MIRACLES, 
HIS SUFFERINGS. 

1. What was the testimony of Jesus concerning all his 
teachings ? 

A. u My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent 
me." " The words which I speak unto you, I 
speak not of myself : but the Father that dwel- 
leth in me, he doeth the works. " 

2: What commandment did Jesus say the Father had 
given him ? 

A. " He gave me a commandment what I should 
say and what I should speak." 
o. What did Jesus say he knew this commandment to be ? 



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A. " And I know his commandment is life ever- 
lasting." 

4. What did he say should judge man at the last day ? 
A. " The words which I have spoken, the same 

shall judge him at the last day." 

5. What was the first miracle wrought by our Savior, in 

his earthly mission ? 

A. Turning of water into wine at a marriage feast. 

6. Are such social assemblings wrong ? 

A. They cannot be, or Jesus would not have 
sanctioned one by his presence. 

7. What other miracles did Jesus work ? 

A. He raised the dead, healed the sick, gave 
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, fed many 
thousands with a few small loaves and fishes. 
cleansed lepers, made the lame to walk and the 
dumb to speak. 

8. Were these all the mighty works which he did ? 

A. No; he cast out devils, stilled the waves of 
the sea, and did many other wonderful works. 

9. What was the crowning glory of all his works ? 

A. Giving himself a sacrifice for us, to redeem us 
from eternal death. 

10. What was our Savior while on earth ? 

A. " He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted 
with grief." 

11. What did he say of his earthly possessions ? 

A. " The foxes have holes, and the birds of the 
air have nests, but the Son of man hath not 
where to lay his head." 
13, How did he suffer while upon earth ? 

A. He was despised, rejected, hated, slandered. 



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mocked and persecuted. 

13. What else did he endure ? 

A. He suffered great agony, and his soul was 
sorrowful even unto death. 

14. What other sufferings were heaped upon him ? 

A. He was denied, forsaken, scourged, beaten, 
spit upon and condemned. 

15. What warning did he give his disciples ? 

A. Not to expect better treatment than he had 
received, for if the world hated him, it would 
hate them also. 

16. Why would the world hate them ? 

A. Because they were not of the world, for if 
they were of the world, the world would love its 
own. 

17. What did Christ say the friendship of this world was ? 
A. Enmity towards God. 

18. Should we then complain, when we are slighted of men 

on account of our religion ? 

A. No; but we should rejoice and be exceeding 
glad, for so persecuted they the prophets which 
lived before us. 

19. How did Jesus endure all his sufferings ? 

A. With meekness, and perfect resignation to the 
will of his Father. 

20. In what are we required to be like him ? 

A. In all things 5 in purity, in love, in humility, 
in meekness, in lowliness of heart, in obedience, 
in self-denial, in ministering to others, and in 
righteousness. 

21. What are we required to overcome, if we would be his 

disciples ? 



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A. To overcome sins and the world, to forgive 
injuries and be not of the world, but walk in 
newness of life. 

22. Can we do this of ourselves ? 

A. No, it is impossible that we should, but all 
things are possible with God, and he will help 
us, if we ask in the name of Christ. 

23. How else must we ask? 

A. We must ask in faith, for without faith we 
cannot please God. 



CHAPTER XLVII. 

THE TWELVE CHOSEN CHRIST'S AGONY AND 

BETRAYAL. 

Whom did Christ call to take part in his ministry ? 

A. He first called and commissioned twelve apos- 
tles, sending them forth in his name to preach, 
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

What did he command them to do ? 

A. " Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the 
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, 
freely give." 

After Jesus had sent forth the twelve apostles, whom 
did he next send forth ? 

A. He commissioned and sent forth seventy of 
his disciples, and after that other severity also, 
giving them authority to preach the gospel of 
the kingdom. 

What were the names of the twelve apostles ? 

A. Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bar- 



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tholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the soti of* 
Alpheus, Simon called Zelotes, Judas the broth- 
er of James, and Judas Iscariot. 
5. At what time was the feast of the passover instituted ? 
A. At the time of the passing of the children of 
Israel out of Egypt, under Moses. 

G. Of whose death w r as the passover lamb a type ? 
A. The death of our Savior. 

7. In what city did Christ keep this feast, during the time 

of his ministry ? 

A. In Jerusalem. 

8. Upon the evening of the fourth passover, after the be- 

ginning of Christ's ministry, what did he institute ? 

A. He instituted the Lord's Supper, in commem- 
oration of his broken body and shed blood. 

9. Who have a right to this ordinance ? 

A. The members of his church, and no others. 

10. What do L. D. Saints witness to him, each time they 

partake of the sacrament ? 

A* That they are willing to keep all his com- 
mandments. 

11. Can God withhold blessings from those who obey his 

laws? 

A. He cannot, and will not. 

12. If then, the church is not blessed with all the gifts and 

blessings God designed it should have, what must 
we conclude is the reason ? 

A. That the members witness falsely, and do not 
keep all his commandments. 

13. After Jesus had washed his disciples feet, as an exam- 

ple of humility for them to follow, where did he 
retire ? 

A. To the Mount of Olives, into a garden called 



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Gethseniane. 

14. What did Jesus here endure ? 

A. Agony so intense, that drops of blood came 
from the pores of his skim tailing down to the 
ground. * 

15. What prayer did Jesus then offer ? 

A. Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup 
from me : nevertheless not my will, but thine 
be done. 

16. Who led the multitude that now came to betray Jesus ? 
A. Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 

17. When they had taken Jesus, where did they carry him ? 
A. Unto the palace of the high priest. 

18. When all the rulers of the Jews had condemned him to 

death, unto whom did they lead him ? 

A. Unto Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor. 

19. When Pilate had questioned Jesus and his accusers, 

what did he say ? 

A. I find no fault in this man. 

20. When Pilate would, have released him, what did the 

Jews cry ? 

A. Crucify him ! Crucify him ! 

21. Whom did the Jews ask to have released unto them, 

instead of Jesus ? 

A. Barabbas, a robber and murderer. 

22. When Pilate saw that they were determined to crucify 

Jesus, what did he do ? 

A. He took water and washed his hands before 



* It is related of Charles IX. of France, by whose order the dreadful 
massacre of St. Bartholomew took placjs, that the remorse he suffered in 
consequence of this dreadful crime waj so great, that the blood oozed from 
his veins, so that his body was bathed in his own blood, during the agonies 
of death. This is the only instance of the kind history records. 



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tliem all, saying, I am innocent of the blood of 
this just person, see ye to it. 

23. What did the Jews answer Pilate ? 

A. His blood be upon us, and upon our children. 

24. Has the curse of his innocent blood clung to them ? 

A. It has, for more than eighteen hundred years 
they have been miserable wanderers upon the 
earth ; have suffered all kinds of dreadful perse- 
cutions, and have never had a country to call 
their own. 

25. When Jesus saw the women weeping, as he was led 

forth to be crucified, what did he say to them ? 

A. Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but 
weep for yourselves, and for your children. 

26. What do these words of our Savior show ? 

A. The infinite compassion which filled his soul, 
when he considered the great sufferings that 
unhappy people would have to endure, on ac- 
count of their rejecting liini. 

27. What inscription did Pilate cause to be placed over his 

head ? 

A. « THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." 

28. When the Jews would have had this altered by Pilate, 

what did he answer them? 

A. " What I have written, I have written," 



CHAPTER XLVIII. 

Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and 
ascension. 

1. What cruel mockings did Jesus endure, while suffering 
tfe • s of the dreadful death of the cross ? 



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A. The Jews reviled him, and the chief priests 
and elders mocked him, saying, " He saved 
others, himself he cannot save. If he be the 
King of Israel, let him now come down from the 
cross, and we will believe on him." 

2. What agony more terrible than all these, did Jesus 

suffer ? 

A. The hiding of his Father's face, as though he 
too had deserted him. 

3. In what words did Jesus express his agony ? 

A. u My God, my God, why hast thou fafsaken 
me V 

4. During the crucifixion, ho^ long was the earth, at 

Jerusalem, covered with darkness ? 

A. During the space of three hours. 

5. When Jesus had cried with a loud voice, and gave up 

the ghost, what took place ? 

A. The veil of the temple was rent in twain, the 
earth shook and the rocks were rent. 

G. When the Roman soldiers saw these things, what did 
they say? 

A. " They feared greatly, saying, Truly this was 
the Son of God." 

7. Who begged the body of Jesus ? 

A. Joseph of Arimathea, one of his disciples, and 
having wrapped it in clean linen, laid it in his 
own new tomb. 

8. Who came to the sepulchre, early the first day of the 

week ? 

A. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, 
and Salome. 

9. What joyful tidings did they there hear ? 

A. " He is risen, he is not here; behold the 



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place where they laid him." 

10. What request had the Jews made of Pilate ? 

A. That the sepulchre might be made fast, lest 
the disciples of Jesus should steal his body, and 
say that he was risen from the dead. 

11. How had Pilate secured the sepulchre ? 

A. He had caused a great stone to be rolled to 
the door, sealing it with his own seal, and gave 
the Jews a watch, or guard of soldiers, telling 
them to make all things secure. 

12. When these soldiers told to the chief priests what had 

taken place, how an angel of God, whose countenance 
was like lightning, had descended and rolled away 
- the stone, and that Jesus was risen from the dead, 
what did they do ? 

A. They bribed the soldiers to tell that his dis- 
ciples had stolen him while they slept. 

13. Was this report believed? 

A. It was, for in their blindness the Jews were 
ready to accept anything but the truth. 

14. How loDg did Jesus continue with his disciples after 

his resurrection ? 

A. He was with them forty days. 

15. In what did he instruct them during this time ? 

A. In things pertaining to the kingdom of God. 

16. Upon what mountain was Jesus, with his assembled 

disciples ? 

A. Upon Mount Olivet. 

17. How far was this mountain from Jerusalem ? 

A. A Sabbath day's journey, or about one mile. 

18. When he had finished instructing his disciples, what 

took place? 
A. " While they beheld, he was taken up, and a 



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cloud received him out of their sight/ 4 
13. Wliile they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he 
went up, who stood by them ? 

A. Two men in white apparel, who asked of the 
disciples. Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gaz- 
ing tip into heaveit ? 
20. What declaration did these angels make ? 

A. "This same Jesus, which is taken up from 
you into heaven, shall so come in like manner 
as ye have seen him go into heaven." 

'11. When the disciples had returned to Jerusalem, what 
did they do ? 

A. They continued with one accord in prayer 
and supplication. 

22. Whom did they choose to fill the place of Judas, the 

traitor ? 

A. Matthias. 

23. What promise had Christ given to his disciples, before 

his crucifixion ? 

A. That if he went away, he would send the 
Comforter to them. 

24. How long should the Comforter abide with them ? 

A. FOREVER! 



CHAPTER XLIX. 
Christ's commission — the gospel — promise or 

THE FATHER. 

1. After the resurrection of Jesus, what commission did 
he give to his disciples ? 

A. u Go ye into all the world and preach the 
cfozpel unto every creature. " 



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2. "What promise did he leave for those who should believe ? 

A. " He that believeth and is baptized . shall be 

saved ; but he that believeth not shall be damned." 

8. What signs were to follow those who believed ? 

- A. "In his name they were to cast out devils, 

and speak with new tongues." 

4. What else ? 

A. " They shall take up serpents, and if they 
drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them ; 
they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall 
recover." 

5. Did the disciples obey the Savior ? 

A. They went forth and preached everywhere, 
the Lord working with them. 

6. How was the word confirmed ? 
A. " With signs following." 

7. In what were persons required to believe, in order that 

the signs might follow ? 

A. They were to believe ijie gosjiel, for it was the 
word which was confirmed by signs. 

8. What was the first requirement Jesus made of men 

when he began to preach ? 

A. " Repent ye, and believe the gospel." 

9. When talking to the shepherds, what did the angel 

declare the gospel to be ? 

A. u Good tidings of great joy." 

10. What is revealed in the gospel ? 

A. " The righteousness of God." 

11. What does Paul say of the power of the gospel ? 

A. " It is the power of God unto salvation to 
every one that believeth." 

12. What brought upon man the curse of eternal death ? 



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A. Disobedience ! 

13. Since Christ was obedient, even unto death, what will 
secure for us the gift of eternal life ? 

A. Obedience, and obedience only. 

1.4, Unto what are we to render obedience ? 

A. Unto every ordinance of the gospel. 

15. Why of the gospel? 

A. Because that through the gospel, life and 
immortality are brought to light. 

16. How does Paul define the principles of the gospel? 

A. As faith, repentance, baptisms, laying on of 
hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal 
judgment. 

17. What does Peter command us to add to these ? 

A. Virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, 
godliness, brotherly kindness and charity. 

18. What is the promise if we cultivate these virtues? 

A. i; We shall neither be barren nor unfruitful 
in the knowledge of the Lord." 

19. If we lack these things what docs he say we are ? 

A. " We are blind and cannot see afar off, and 
have forgotten that we were purged from our 
old sins." 

20. What is the promise if we do these things ? 
A. " Ye shall never fall." 

21. Will faith, repentance, baptism, and the laying on of 

hands, save us without those works? 

A. No; never ! for they are only a part of the 
gospel. 

22. What are we required to obey ? 
A. The whole gospel ! 

23. Whom did Christ come into the world to save ? 



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m 

A. Sinners. 

24. Did he come to save sinners in their sins ? 

A. No ; but to save them from their sins. 

25. How can he save sinners ? 

A. Through their obedience to the gospel, and in 

no other way. 
20. How do we know this ? 

A. From our Savior's own words: " He that 

belicveth not shall be damned/' 



CHAPTER L. 

THE PROMISES OF THE FATHER. 
What parting instructions did Christ give his disciples ? 
A. That they should tarry at Jerusalem, until 

they received the promise of the Father. 
What had Christ, in the Father's name, promised ? 
A. The Comforter, or Holy Ghost. 
When was this promise redeemed ? 
A. Upon the day of Pentecost, when they were 

all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to 

speak with other tongues. 
Who were assembled at Jerusalem ? 
A. Pious Jews, from all parts of the world, who 

had come up to attend the feast of the passover, 

and had not yet returned. 
When the multitude had come together, how were they 

effected ? 
A. They were all astonished, saying one to an- 
other, Are not all these which speak Galileans ? 



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6. Why did they say this ? 

A. Because they heard them speak their own 
language, and tell in it, the wonderful works of 

Goa. • 

7. How many different languages did the disciples speak ? 
A. Seventeen, or more. 

8. What was this speaking in other tongues ? 

A. One of the signs which Christ said should 
follow those who believed the gospel 

9. What did some who mocked at these things say ? 
A. These men are full of new wine. 

10. What answer did Peter make to this charge ? 

A. These men are not drunken as ye suppose; 
but this is that Spirit which the prophet Joel 
spoke of, which in the last days should be 
poured out upon all flesh. 

11. Did Peter say it was the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy ? 
A. No ; but that it was the same Sjytrit of which 

Joel spoke, that in the last days it should be 
poured out. 

12. How do we know it was not the fulfillment of Joel's 

prophecy ? 
A. Because upon the day of Pentecost the Spirit 
was only given to a few ; but in the last days, 
it was to be poured out upon all flesh. 

13. When three thousand of the Jews that day believed on 

Christ, and repented, what did Peter tell them cqjaj. 
cerning the promise of the Father ? _ ' "^ u 

A. '-You shall receive the gj^^o^^li^^ly 




14, How many has G^^^d ^ \, ^ -* * ^ ^V ^ .< 



*m mmm^. 



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A. " Look unto me all ye ends of the earth 

and be ye saved." 
15. Is then the Holy Ghost promised to you and me, as well 
as to the three thousand on the day of Pentecost? 

A. It is, upon the same conditions. 
W. What are the conditions ? 

A. Faith, repentance, and baptism for the re- 
mission of sins, 
17, What did Jesus say the Holy Ghost should do? 

A, When the Comforter is come, even the Spirit 
of truth, he shaU testify of me. 

did John say of this witness ? 
~ r we receive the witness of man, the wit 
^od is greater." 

\y in regard to this ? 

51 say that Jesus is the Christ. 
"host." 

'it that beareih witness, 

that we might 
s of God, or 



m 

A. It is a pledge given as security, until a prom- 
ised sum is paid, or service or reward rendered. 

26. What is promised as the reward of serving God while 

we live ? 

A. Eternal life after death. 

27. Of what then is the Holy Spirit a pledge ? 

A. It is a pledge of the great reward which God 
will bestow upon all who continue faithful to 
the end. 



CHAPTER LI. 

FAITH, REPENTANCE, BAPTISM, 

1. What definition does Paul give us of faith ? 

A. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, 
the evidence of things not seen. 

2. In whom did Jesus command his disciples to have faith ? 
A. In God. 

3. In whom else did he tell them to believe ? 

A. " Ye believe in God, believe also in me/' 

4. Upon what is all faith based ? 

A. All faith is based upon testimony, and the 
stronger the testimony, the greater will be the 
degree of faith. 

5. Could we have faith in God, if we had no testimony or 

knowledge concerning him ? 

A. We could not, for how could we believe in the 
existence, or attributes of a being of whom we 
had never heard. 

6. Are there more kinds of faith than one ? 

A. There are. There is an active, living faith. 



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and an inactive, or dead faith. 

7. What are the effects of a living faith ? 

A. It works by love, and purifies the heart. 

8. What does Jesus say of the faith of devils ? 

*A. " Ye believe in God, ye do well, devils also 
believe and tremble." 

9. What do we learn from this ? 

A. That it is possible to have faith and not be 
saved ; for devils are not saved beings, and yet 
they believe in God, and fear his power. 

10. What is necessary in order that our faith may be ac- 

ceptable to God ? 
A. That it be accompanied by works. 

11. What does James say of faith without works ? 

A. " As the body without the spirit is dead, so 
faith without works is dead, being alone." 

12. What did Jesus command the people todo, at the same 

time he required of them to believe the gospel ? 

A. To repent. 
18. Which principle is first in God's plan of salvation, faith 
or repentance ? 

A. Faith. 

14. How can you prove this ? 

A. Repentance arises from a conviction of sin 
against God, and we could not feel this convic- 
tion if we did not believe, or have faith in God. 

15. Does true repentance consist merely in sorrow for sin ? 
A. No; a godly sorrow leads to repentance. 

16. What then is true repentance ? 

A. It is the forsaking of sin, because sin is offen- 
sive to God, and the yielding obedience to all 
the laws of God. 



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17. What constitutes the vitality of faith and repentance ¥ 
A. Works, for without works faith is dead, and 

faith, being dead, can never be followed by true 
repentance. * 

18. What is the third principle of the gospel ? 
A. Water baptism. 

19. What is necessary in order that baptism be legal ? 

A. 1st. That it be administered by one having 
authority from God. 2nd. That it be adminis- 
tered in the name of the Father, the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost ; and 3rd, that it be by an 
immersion, or burial of the whole body beneath 
the water. 

20. How many kinds of baptisms are spoken of in the 

Holy Scriptures ? 

A. Two, baptism of water, and baptism of the 
Spirit. 

21. What plain declaration does our Savior make concern- 

ing these baptisms, or births ? 

A. " Except a man be born of water and of the 
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." 

22. What do we learn from this declaration ? 

A. That both baptisms are necessary to salvation 
in the kingdom of God. 

23. In what manner was the Holy Spirit given in the days 

of the apostles ? 

A. Through the laying on of hands. 

24. What did the Savior tell his disciples to teach the 

people ? 

A. To observe all things which he had com- 
manded them. 

25. As we shall briefly glance at the lives of some of his 

disciples, what will it be well for us to observe ? 



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A. The doctrines which they taught, and see if 
they obeyed the commands of Jesus. 
26. Of what did Christ, in his teachings assure us ? 

A. Of the resurrection of the dead, and a day of 
judgment. 



CHAPTER LIL 

THE APQSTLE PETER. 
Who was Peter ? 

A. The son of Jonas, a fisherman. 
What did Christ say to Peter when he called him from 
his net ? 

A. Follow me, and I will make you a fisher of 

men. 
To what office did Christ ordain him? 
A. The office of an apostle, and gave to him the 

keys of the kingdom. 

At the time of what remarkable event was Peter with 
Christ ? 

A. When Christ was transfigured on the mount. 

Who appeared to Jesus at this time ? 

A. Moses and EliaS. 

What did the voice out of the cloud which overshadowed 
them, say? 

A. " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well 

pleased ; hear ye him." 
What confession had Peter made of Christ before this ? 
A. He acknowledged him to be the Son of the 

living God. 
What did Christ say to Peter concerning this 1 



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A. Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto 
thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 

9. With what do these words of our Savior correspond ? 
A. With the testimony of Paul, that no man can 
know that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy 
Ghost. 

10. Who preached the first gospel sermon after Christ's as- 

cension ? 

A. Peter. 

11. With what was Peter filled while he preached? 
A. With the Holy Ghost. 

12. When three thousand of those who heard him, believed 

on Christ, and asked, What must we do, what did 
Peter answer ? 

A. " Repent, and be baptized every one of you in 
the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of 
your sins." 

13. Does this requirement correspond with what Paul calls 

the first principles of the gospel ? 

A. It does, in every particular. 

14. With what do the teachings of both Paul and Peter 

conflict ? 

A. They conflict with many of the doctrines 
taught by men. 

15. Which do you think it safest to follow, the doctrines of 

the inspired apostles, or those of uninspired men ? 

A. The doctrines of the apostles, for their doc- 
trines agree with those of our Savior. 

10 Since the words of Peter are s& plain, why is it that so 
many reject them ? 

A. Because they follow the teachings of men. and 
do not search the word of God. 
IT. What will be the result of their doing this ? 



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A. They will be lost eternally to the blessings of 
the celestial glory. 

18. What great miracles did Peter do in the name of Christ ? 
A. He healed the srck, raised the dead, and made 

the lame to walk. 

19. What enabled Peter to do these things ? 

A. The exercise of faith in God and his promises. 

20. Who was Cornelius ? 

A. He was a Roman officer, and a Gentile. 

21. What was his character? 

A. He was a devout man, and one that feared 
God with all his house \ who gave much alms 
to the poor, and prayed to God always. 

22. When an angel appeared to him in a vision, for what 

purpose did the angel tell him to send for Peter ? 

A. Peter was to tell him words, whereby he and 
all his house should be saved. 

23. When Peter had preached Christ to them, and they had 

received the gift of the Holy Ghost, what did he 
command them to do ? 

A. To be baptized in the name of the Lord. 

24. Why was the Holy Ghost here given, before baptism ? 
A. Evidently to convince Peter and the rest of 

the disciples, that the gospel was to go to the 
Gentiles as well as the Jews. 

25. How is this position shown to be correct ? 

A. Because Peter uses this fact to justify him- 
self for baptizing them in water. 

26. Is there any other instance given, in all the after his- 

tory of the apostles, where the Holy Ghost was given 
before the believer was baptized ? 

A. There is not. 

27. In what places did Peter labor ? 



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A. In Jerusalem, Corinth, Babylon, and other 

cities. 
28. What death did he suffer ? 

A. He was martyred for his religion, when about 

the age of seventy-five. 



CHAPTER LIIL 

JOHN THE BELOVED DISCIPLE. 
What was John when called by Christ to follow him ? 
A. He was a fisherman. 
What was his character ? 
A. He was mild and loving in his disposition, 

and faithful to his Master. 
During what scenes of our Savior's life, was John with 

him? 

A. He was with him when he was transfigured; 

when Jesus suffered such agony in Gethsemane, 

and at his crucifixion. 

Where did he recline at the feast of the passover ? 

A. On the breast of our Savior. 

Why do you suppose the Savior loved John so dearly ? 

A. Because John was worthy of his love. 

Unto whom did Christ, when on the cross, commend 
his mother ? 

A. To John. 

What holy example did Christ leave us by this act ? 
A. Respect and care for parents, even when suf- 
fering the agonies of death. 



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Do you, dear children, so love and reverence your pa- 
rents ? 



9. Under the law of Moses, what was done to disobedient 
children ? 

A. Tliey were stoned to death. 

10. As God gave the law to Moses, what does this show ? 
A. How great the anger of God is against diso- 
bedient children. 

11. Did John see Jesus after his resurrection ? 
A. Yes, many times. 

12. In what country did John preach the gospel ? 
A. In Asia Minor. 

13. By whom was he banished to the Isle of Patmos ? 
A. The Emperor, Domitian. 

14. What was given to John on the Isle of Patmos ? 

A. A revelation, showing him many things which 
should take place in the future. 

15. Can you mention one important event? 

A. The restoration, or bringing back of the gos- 
pel to the earth. 

10. How does John describe this great event? 

A. " And I saw another angel fly in the midst of 
heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach 
to them that dwell on the earth." 

17. If the gospel was on the earth, would there have been 

need for the angel to bring it to the earth ? 

A. Certainly sot. 

18. What did the tfngel &ay ? 

A. " Fear God, and give glory to him; for the 
hour of his judgment has come." 

19. Are these the days of God's judgments ? 



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A. They are. 



20. Was the gospel restored to the earth, as John saw it 

would be ? 

A. It was, and its keys and authority given to 
Joseph Smith. 

21. In what year was the church organized in this age ? 
A. In the year one thousand eight hundred and 

thirty. 

22. Who, since that time, have been preaching the gospel ? 
A. Many faithful men, having authority from 

God. 

23. Can any man take upon himself the authority to preach 

the gospel ? 

A. He cannot, he must be called of God. 

24. Did our Savior take upon himself this authority ? 

A. He did not, but was sent by the Father, and 
spake only what the Father commanded him. 

25. What request did John make of Jesus ? 

A. That he might have power over death, and 
labor to bring souls to God until Christ should 
come again. 

26. Did Jesus grant this request ? 
A. He did. 

27. Where do we find this account of John ? 

A. In the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, sixth 
section. 

28. What did Christ tell John he should yet do ? 

A. Prophesy before many kindreds, nations, 
tongues and people. 



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CHAPTEK LIV. 

STEPHEN, JAMES AND SAUL. 

1. What was Stephen ? 

A. An officer of the lesser priesthood. 

2. To what office was he set apart by the apostles ? 

A. He was one of seven set apart to minister in, 
and have charge of temporal things. 

3. What was the character of Stephen ? 

A. His life was blameless, and he was a man of 
great faith. 

4. What did Stephen suffer for preaching the gospel ? 
A. He was stoned to death. 

5. What is Stephen called ? 

A. The first christian martyr. 

6. Did many of the early saints die for their religion ? 
A. Many thousands, probably millions, gave their 

lives willingly, rather than deny Christ. 

7. What does Paul say they suffered ? 

A. They suffered mockings and scourgings, bonds 
and imprisonment ; they were stoned, they were 
sawn asunder, they were slain with the sword. 

8. How did they wander ? 

A. They wandered about in sheep-skins and 
goat-skins, being afflicted, destitute, tormented ; 
of whom the world was not worthy. 

9. Where did they live ? 

A. In deserts, in mountains, in dens, and in 
caves of the earth. 
10. What did God provide for them, through these suffer- 
ings ? 

A. A more glorious reward, and by their suffer- 



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ings they were made perfect. 

11. Whom did John see, standing nearest to the throne of 

God? 

A. Those who had come up through great tribu- 
lations, and washed their robes and made them 
white in the blood of the Lamb. 

12. What is said of their condition in that blessed home ? 
A. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst, for 

the Lamb shall feed them and lead them unto 
living fountains of waters. 

13. How should we feel when we think of all this ? 

A. Willing to endure all things for the sake of 
Christ, and very thankful that we are permitted 
to worship Grod, without having such dreadful 
things to undure. 

14. Who was James ? 

A. The son of Alpheus. 

15. What was he ? 

A. One of the disciples of Christ. 

16. Is this the James who was with Christ at his transfigu- 

ration, his agony in the garden and his crucifixion ? 
A. No; that was James the son of Zebedee, 
brother of John. 

17. Where did he suffer martyrdom ? 

A. At Jerusalem, under Herod, about the year 
forty- four. 

18. What is James called ? 

A. The first apostolic martyr. 

19. When Stephen was stoned, what young man stood by 

consenting to his death ? 
A. A young man by the name of Saul. 

20. What was Saul ? 



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A. A strict J ew, and a hater of the saints. 

21, How did he show liis hatred ? 

A. By persecuting them wherever he found them. 

22, Was he sincere in doing this ? 

A. Yes, he thought he was doing God service. 

23, How did he prove his sincerity ? 

A. As soon as he knew he was wrong, he re- 
pented with all his heart. 

24, Since Saul could think he was serving God, while doing 

such dreadful things, what does it show us ? 

A. That many things may appear right to our 
conscience, which arc dreadful sins in the sight 
of God. 

25, Is it then enough to say our conscience does not con- 

demn us ? 

A. It is not enough, but is far better to know 
whether the word of God justifies, or does not 
justify us. 

26, Why the word of God ? 

A. Because by that word we are to be judged at 
the last day. 

27, Who will be judged by the law of conscience ? 

A. Those only who have not the law of God. 



CHAPTER LV. 

SAUL THE PERSECUTOR OF CHRIST. 
Was Saul a learned man ? 

A. Yes, he had been taught by Gamaliel, a man 
distinguished for his knowledge of the law of 

Moses, 



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Did Gamaliel understand the law he had such a great 
reputation as being a teacher of i * 

A. If he had understood the law, he would have 

taught Saul that Jesus was the Son of God. 
What important lesson should this teach us? 
A. That it is our duty to search the word of God 

for ourselves. 
What does it show us ? 
A. That the learning and wisdom of man is vain, 

unless the Spirit of God guide him in its use. 
Is learning to be desired ? 
A. It is, and God commands his people to get 

learning from all good books. 

Can we suppose the angels of God to he ignorant he- 
ings ? 

A. No, and if we would be companions for them. 

we must not be ignorant either. 
If we are poor and have no one to teach us, what books 

will make us wise unto life eternal ? 

A. The Hol} r Scriptures. 

Will they do any more than this for rhe wise, the 
wealthy or the learned ? 

A. Nothing more ; God is not a respecter of per- 
sons. 

What then is the benefit of other learning ? 

A. It will be of no benefit unless we dedicate it 
to God. 



~*The law and all the prophets testified of Christ, and told just what He 
should do, and how He should suffer ; but the very men who set them- 
selves up to explain the law, were the most cruel persecutors of Christ, of 
whom the law constantly testified. Nor is the difference between that day 
and our own so very great. Had Saul been sent to many ministers of our 
own day, instead of the faithful Ananias, their directions to him would 
have corresponded as little with the plain teachings of God's word, as did 
the teachings of the learned Gamaliel. 



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10. What will it tlien enable us to become ? 

A. Mucli more useful to our fellow beings, 

11. Unto whom was the gospel preached ? 
A. Unto the poor. 

12. Unto whom shall the earth belong ? 
A. Unto the meek. 

13. Who shall inherit the kingdom of heaven ? 
A. The poor in spirit. 

14. For what purpose did Saul journey to Damascus? 

A. To bring bound unto Jerusalem all he could 
find who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

15. As he came near to Damascus, what took place ? 

A. " Suddenly there shone round about him a 
light from heaven." 

16. What did he hear? 

A. " A voice saying, Saul, Saul, why persecutest 
thou me ?" 

17. What did Saul answer ? 

A. " Who art thou Lord ?" 

18. What was the reply ? 

A. "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." 

19. What did Saul immediately answer ? 

A. " Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ?" 

20. What did Jesus say unto him ? 

A. " Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be 
told thee what thou must do." 

21. When Saul knew that he had been persecuting Jesus, 

why did he not ask God to forgive him ? 

A. Saul understood the laws of God too well for 
that. 

22. What did he know ? 



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A. He knew there must be means, or an ordi- 
nance appointed of God for the remission of sins. 

23. Did Jesus tell him that lie might do what should be told 

him? 

A. No ; he told him that he must do it. 

24. Unto whom did the Lord speak in a vision ? 

A. Unto a disciple named Ananias, commanding 
him to go to Saul. 

25. How did Ananias feel? 

A. He was much afraid, for he had heard how 
Saul hated the disciples of the Lord. 

26. What did the Lord say to Ananias ? 

A. Go thy way ; for he is a chosen vessel unto 
me to bear my name before the Gentiles, and 
kings, and the children of Israel. 

27. What did the Lord tell Ananias that he would show 

Saul? 

A. " How great things he must suffer for His 
name's sake." 



CHAPTER LVI. 

PAUL THE FAITHFUL WITNESS FOR CHRIST. 

How long had Saul been in Damascus when Ananias 
came to him ? 

A. Three days. 

How had he been afflicted all this time ? 

A. He had been blind. 

When Ananias came to him, what did he say ? 

A. " The Lord Jesus hath sent me that thou 



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Brightest receive thy sight, and be filled with 
the Holy 'Ghost." 

4. What did Ananias command Saul to do ? 

A. " Arise and be baptized and wash away thy 
sins, calling upon the name of the Lord." 

5. What did Saul do ? 

A^ He forthwith arose and was baptized. 

6. What did Saul then do ? 

A. After continuing some days with the disciples, 
he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he 
was the Son of God. 

7. What effect had his preaching ? 

A. He confounded the Jews, proving that Jesus 
was the very Christ. 

8. What did he become ? 

A. One of the bravest and most successful de- 
fenders of the church. 

9. Of what are his writings full ? 

A. Of wisdom and instruction to the saints. 

10. By what other name is Saul called ? 
A. Paul. 

1 1 . Where did Paul labor ? 

A. At Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, Jerusalem, 
Rome, and many other places. 

12. What does Paul say respecting those who preach any 

other than the gospel of Christ ? 

A. " Though we or an angel from heaven preach 
any other gospel unto you than that which we 
have preached, let him be accursed." 

13. What does he say concerning the spiritual gifts of the 



A. That they were given for the work of the 



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ministry, and the perfecting of the saints. 
What does lie say in regard to the Spirit bestowing 
these gifts ? 

A. That they are all bestowed by one and the 
self-same Spirit. 

Will you repeat the spiritual gifts which Paul mentions? 

A. Wisdom, knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, 
working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of 
spirits, divers kinds of tongues, and the inter- 
pretation of tongues. 

What offices has God placed in his church ? 

A. Apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, gifts of 
healing, helps, governments, and diversities of 
tongues. 

How long were all these offices and gifts to remain in 
the church ? 

A. Until the church should be perfected. 

Has the church ever been, or is it now perfected ? 

A. No, it never has been, and is not now. 

If then these gifts and offices are not in the church, 
what must we conclude ? 

A. That it is not the church of God. 

Why must we come to this conclusion ? 

A. Because God placed them there to remain 
until the church was perfect ; the church is not 
perfect, therefore these gifts and blessings must 
be in it, or it follows that it is not Christ's 
church. 

What did Paul say just before his death ? 

A. "I have fought a good fight, I have kept the 

faith." 
What did he say was laid up for him ? 
A. A crown of righteousness. 



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23. When would it be given to him ? 

A. At the appearing, or second coming of Christ. 

24. For whom besides Paul are crowns also laid up ? 

A. For all who love the appearing of the Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

25. If we are not obeying his commandments, will we re- 

joice to see him? 

A. No ; but will call for rocks and mountains to 
fall on us and hide us from his face. 

26. From what else will we desire to be hid ? 
A. From the wrath of the Lamb. 



CHAPTER LVII. 

MILLENIAL REIGN OF CHRIST — JUDGMENT DAY. 

1. What was shown to John on the Isle of Patmos, con- 

cerning the binding of Satan ? 

A. That he will be bound and cast into the bot- 
tomless pit, there to remain for a thousand years. 

2. What w r as shown John would take place during the 

thousand years ? 

A. During that time Christ will reign upon the 
earth with the saints. 

3. What will happen to those of his people who will be 

still alive when he comes ? 

A. They will be changed, and caught up to meet 
the Lord in the air. 

4. How does John express the resurrection of those who 

are dead ? 

A. " They lived and reigned with Christ a 
thousand years/' 

5. What does he say of the rest of the dead ? 



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A. " The rest of the dead lived not again until 
the thousand years were ended." 

6. What does lie call this ? 

A. The first resurrection. 

7. In writing his gospel, what name does he give it ? 
A. " The resurrection of the just." 

8. What does he say of those who have part in this resur- 

rection ? 

A. Blessed and holy is he who hath part in the 
first resurrection, on such the second death hath 
no power. 

9. What does John say they shall be ? 

A. They shall be priests of God and of Christ, 
and shall reign with him a thousand years. 

10. When the thousand years was ended, what did John 

see ? 

A. He saw a great white throne, and him that 
sat thereon. 

11. What is said of the earth and the heavens ? 

A. They fled away from the face of him who sat 
upon the throne. 

12. Whom did John see stand before God ? 

A. He saw the dead both small and great. 

13. For what purpose were they there ? 

A. They were judged every man according to 
their works. 

14. Will the saints of God be there ? 

A. They will be there, but not to have judgment 
passed upon them. 

15. In referring to the separation of the righteous from the 

wicked, how does the Savior speak of his saints ? 

A. He calls them, " These my brethren." 



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16. Who had ministered unto his brethren? 
A. The righteous. 

17. In ministering unto his brethren, unto whom did Christ 

say they had ministered ? 

A. Unto him. 

18. What reward will they receive for this ? 

A. They will inherit the kingdom prepared for 
them from before the foundation of the earth. 

19. Will any one who ministers to the wants of God's peo- 

ple ever loose their reward ? 

A. No ; not even a cup of cold water shall be 
given to a disciple of Christ, without a reward. 

20. What is the Lamb of God now doing ? 

A. Pleading with God for us, begging God to 
spare us because he has died. 

21. Will his pleadings then be ended ? 
A. They will, forever. 

22. Who then will be our advocate with God ? 
A. We have no promise of any. 

23. What will be done unto us if we have not then repented 

unto life eternal ? 

A. We will be banished from the presence of 
God, and be compelled to take up our abode 
with those who have lost their inheritance, or 
with the wicked, forever. 

24. What is to be the inheritance of the saints ? 

A. This earth purified and redeemed, will be 
their eternal home. 

25. If we love and acknowledge Christ now, what will he 

do in the day when he comes? 

A. He will acknowledge us before his Father, 
and before all the holy angels. 



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CHAPTER LVIII. 

THE HOLY CITY — WHO SHALL DWELL THEREIN. 

1. Who is calling upon you to come to Christ? 
A. The Holy Spirit of God. 

2. Who else ? 

A. The bride, or church of Christ, and his min- 
isters. 

3. What is said of those who obey this call ? 

A. " Blessed are they who do his commandments, 
that they may have a right to the tree of life." 

4. What commandments are these ? 

A. The commandments contained in the gospel. 

5. What are we required to believe ? 

A. To believe in God, in Christ, in the gospel of 
Christ, and in the prophets of God. 

6. What kind of faith are we required to have in them ? 
A. A living faith, which believing in them, leads 

us to accept their teachings, obey their laws, and 
live in accordance thereto. 

7. Having faith, what next is required of us ? 

A. Repentance and baptism for the remission of 
sins. 

8. Having gone thus far, what promise may we claim ? 
A, The gift of the Holy Ghost, which bears wit- 
ness of Christ. 

9. If we then remain faithful unto the end, into what city 

shall we enter ? 
A. Into the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. 

10. What shall not enter there ? 

A. ■ " There shall in no wise enter into it any 
thing that defileth." 

11. What shall proceed from the throne of God and the 

Lamb ? 
A. A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal. 



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12. What will they not need in this Holy City ? 

A. Neither candle nor sun to give light, for the 
Lord is the light of it. 

13. Who shall walk in the light of the city ? 
A. The nations of the redeemed. 

14. Do you desire an inheritance in this Holy City ? 
A. . 

15. How may you obtain it ? 

A. By obedience to the commands of God. 
1G. AVho are without the Holy City ? 

A. Dogs, sorcerers, murderers, and idolaters, and 
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 

17. Where do you find a description of this city ? 

A. In the 21st and 22d chapters of Revelations. 

18. Who wrote this book? 

A. John, the beloved disciple. 

19. With whom shall you dwell, if you follow in the foot- 

steps of John ? 

A. With God and the Lamb, forever. 

20. What glory shall those inherit who dwell with God ? 
A. A celestial glory. 

21. Who only can inherit a celestial glory ? 
A. Those who obey a celestial law. 

22. Through what is this celestial law revealed to man ? 
A. Through the gospel of Christ. 

23. At what age does God require this obedience of you ? 
A. At the age of eight years. 

24. Have you obeyed this law ? 
A. . 

25. Do you want to be saved in the celestial kingdom of 

God? 
A. . 



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